Statistics

Minimum number of checkpoints Mary and Joseph would face today from Nazareth to Bethlehem: 10

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According to surveys, percentage of people who embarrass themselves in some way at their office Christmas party: 17

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Percentage of Americans who sing holiday carols to their pets: 58

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Percentage of Americans who re-gift: 52

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Percentage who wait until Christmas Eve to finish their shopping: 20

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Percentage of Americans offended by the phrase Merry Christmas: 5

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Percentage offended by the phrase Happy Holidays when spoken by someone who is afraid someone else will be offended by Merry Christmas: 46

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On Christmas Eve in 2001, the Bethlehem Hotel had 208 of its 210 rooms free.

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It's "God rest ye merry, gentlemen," not "God rest ye, merry gentlemen."

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It's Donder, not Donner. Well, it started out as Donder...

(The colorful ones are those I either have done or otherwise wanted to emphasize)


(Poached from my usual source of All Things Good)