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- Over 100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.
- In 1610 Tinsel, made of real silver, was invented in Germany.
- The first commemorative Christmas stamp was issued in Austria in 1937.
- Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company.
- Over 1.76 billion candy canes are produced during Christmas.
- Since 1925, America's official national Christmas tree is located in King's Canyon National Park in California.
- Two years before directing a "A Christmas Story," Bob Clark had a hit with "Porky's."
- 54 % of holiday cards use the text "Merry Christmas", 12% use "Season's Greetings", and 21% say "Happy Holidays"
- The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas Eve celebrations in many Italian households. It holds a wrapped present.
- In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat made of straw.
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