The Christmas season begins after sunset on December 24th and lasts until January 5th. This is also known as the Twelve Days of Christmas. (Added: Mon May 31 2004)
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The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The USS Abraham Lincoln has five gymnasiums on the ship and a basketball league with 22 teams. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The Victoria Cross is Britain's highest military decoration. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The Welwitschia plant can live up to 1,000 years. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The average America online user spends 70 minutes day online. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The average day is actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds. We have a leap year every four years to make up for this shortfall. Read 1 Comments (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The city of Nottingham in England was the first city to have Braille signs (signs for the blind) in its shopping malls for the blind. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The concept of Boxing Day, which is on December 26th, was to give boxes of food and clothing to the poor. It is now viewed in some countries as a time to get merchandise from stores at reduced prices. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The first Halloween card was created in the 1920's. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The first Valentine's Day card was sent from a knight to his wife in 1415. The night was held captive in the Tower of London. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The first lighthouse was in Alexandria in 290 B.C. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The first place to celebrate St.Patrick's Day was is Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1737. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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The largest diamond found in the United States was a 40.23 carat white diamond. It was found in 1924 and nicknamed the "Uncle Sam." (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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