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50 Interesting Facts About Christmas

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Norwegian scientists have hypothesized that Rudolph’s red nose is probably the result of a parasitic infection of his respiratory system. The Germans made the first artificial Christmas trees out of dyed goose feathers. Each year more than 3 billion Christmas cards are sent in the U.S. alone. All the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas would equal 364 gifts. The “true love” mentioned in the song “Twelve Days of Christmas” does not refer to a romantic couple, but the Catholic Church’s code for God. The person who receives the gifts represents someone who has accepted that code. For example, the “partridge in a pear tree” represents Christ. The “two turtledoves” represent the Old and New Testaments. Most of Santa’s reindeer have male-sounding names, such as Blitzer, Comet, and Cupid. However, male reindeers shed their antlers around Christmas, so the reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh are likely not male, but female or castrati. In A.D. 350,...

Pretty Woman, right?

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Be Happy

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Walk Water Balls on Lake Alster in Hamburg, Germany

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The True Story Of Annabelle

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The True Story Of Annabelle, The Haunted Doll From THE CONJURING The actual details of the demonic doll case as seen in the hit film! Annabelle is real. One of the creepiest parts of the truly scary  The Conjuring  is the evil possessed doll Annabelle, who makes up the cornerstone of Ed and Lorraine Warren's spooky museum of trophies. Director James Wan redesigned Annabelle for the movie, giving her a much more disturbing appearance, but in real life Annabelle was just your run of the mill Raggedy Ann doll. Donna got Annabelle from her mother in 1970; mom bought the used doll at a hobby store. Donna was a college student at the time, and living with a roommate named Angie, and at first neither thought the doll was anything special. But over time they noticed Annabelle seemed to move on her own; at first it was really subtle, just changes in position, the kinds of things that could be written off as the doll being jostled. But the mov...

The First 10 People Who Sign up On Facebook

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This is the first 10 people who register on Facebook. 1. Mark Zuckerberg (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=4)   yup. this facebook founder was the first people who register at this phenomenal networking site with the id number 4. 2. Chris Hughes (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5)   Chris Hughes is the Co-Founder of Facebook and also Mark Zuckerberg’s roommate when they studied at Harvard University. The project that made his name sky rocketed in addition to being co-founder of facebook is obama campaign site in development project in my.barrackobama.com which had a big hand in the success of Obama became the first black president in the United States. His id number is 5. 3. Dustin Moskovitz (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6)   Dustin Moskovitz is Co-Founder of Facebook and also Mark Zuckerberg’s roommate when they studied at Harvard University. Moskovitz has facebook share by ...

Rural Indian Women Paintings by Tamilnadu artist ilayaraja

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MOMENTS IN INDIAN HISTORY

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  Swami Vivekananda and Narasimhacharya (standing) in America. This is one of the first picture of Swami Vivekananda in America.                                                                                   Nightingale of India,   Latha Mangeskar                                                                          ...

Top 7 YouTube videos

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Here are the list of Top 7 Videos Watched in Youtube (According to the views) 7. Charlie Bit My Finger – Again! “Ouch Charlie! Aaaaaah! Charlie, that really hurt!” Howard Davies-Carr, father of Charlie and his older brother Harry wanted to capture them growing up. He uploaded the video to YouTube so that their godfather, living in the US, could watch it. The video quickly became the most watched YouTube video that is not a professional music video. Davies-C r a keeps uploading new videos of his boys as they grow. There are also Charlie bit my finger T-shirts and even mobile apps on offer! 6. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) The sixth most watched YouTube video is Shakira’s song Waka Waka (This Time for Africa). The song was chosen as the official anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Although the South African band Freshlyground is featured in the music video, some critics were dismayed by the choice of a non-African performer. The upbeat music v...