With us being close to the end of the week, our brains are tired, were looking forward to the weekend and in need of some mental stimulation. Here are some facts, figures; challenges and general fun to keep us all occupied for one more day and this week it’s got a little festive theme to it.
Did you know?
- For Santa to be able to deliver presents to every house within the Christmas day time frame he would have to travel 650 miles and deliver to 822 houses each second!
- Rudolph the red nosed reindeer was the created in 1939 as a advertising campaign for a US retailer
- The staple Christmas treat of gold chocolate coins comes from St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
- Christmas was banned in the English civil War by Oliver Cromwell from 1647 to 1660
- Pine needles from your Christmas tree are a good source of vitamin and can make a great cup of pine needle tea from.
Fun!
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
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- Frost Bite
What kind of candle burns longer, a red candle or a green candle?
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- Neither, candles always burn shorter
Why was Santa's little helper depressed?
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- He had low elf esteem!
