10 Shocking Facts About Christmas

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10 Shocking Facts About Christmas

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In Austria, if you've been bad, you get Krampus instead of coal.

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Children in the US who write to Santa Claus have a fair probability of hearing back.

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We wish you a Merry Christmas was first sung as a warning.

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Going to KFC for Christmas dinner is a tradition in Japan.

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In reality, Coca-Cola has nothing to do with how we view Santa Claus.

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In England, Christmas trees were famed by Prince Charlotte.

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The first song played in space was“Jingle Bells”.