Halloween is over and you all know what that means: Christmas is here. Wait that's not right. Well, in true Christmas fashion, here are 11 facts that you didn't know about Christmas entirely too early.
1. Santa has an actual zip code.
What's the zip code you ask? H0H 0H.
2. "Jingle Bells" was actually written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.
James Lord Pierpont wrote the song in the 1850s during Thanksgiving as a way to commemorate the famed Medford sleigh races.
3. The first artificial Christmas trees were made out of toilet brushes.
The Addis Brush Company used their toilet brush machinery to create the fake pine branches for fake Christmas trees.
4. Christmas wasn't an official holiday in America until 1870.
Because Christmas was usually associated with pagan drunken celebrations, Christmas wasn't an official holiday until 1870.
5. Christmas was made illegal by the Puritans.
In 1659, Christmas was made illegal to celebrate, due to the fact that it was considered a Catholic holiday.
6. Every year, 20,000 Santas go through seasonal training on how to deal with crowds under pressure.
They also get practical advise, like not to take money from parents in front of the kids and to not eat things like beans or onions for lunch.
7. Buying the actual gifts from the "Twelve Days of Christmas" would cost you $24,000.
Could I just get the money, instead?
8. Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees in the White House due to his conservationist views.
9. Santa is the wealthiest man on Earth.
Forbes magazine created a list of the most wealthy people and, in the spirit of Christmas, put Santa's net worth at infinity.
10. Santa's suit used to be blue, white, or green, before his red suit now, which was created by Coca Cola in the 1930s.
