(aka Bill Quinn) Ive continued searching high and lo for more Christmas facts, oddities and tidbits that may pique your interest. They range from the profound to the fantastic. So, Christmas Factoids for a Thursday continues on! *The US playing card company Bicycle manufactured a playing card in WWII. Now get this...when the card was soaked, it would reveal an escape route for POWs. These cards were Christmas presents for all POWs in Germany. The Nazis were none the wiser! American ingenuity, by gum! *Speaking of WWII the people of Oslo, Norway donate the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree every year in gratitude to the people of London for their assistance during the war *An artificial Christmas tree would have to be reused for more than 20 years to be “greener” than buying a fresh-cut tree annually. Plus the live ones smell so, so nice. ;) *During the Christmas of 2010, the Colombian government covered jungle trees with lights. When FARC guerrillas (terrorists) walked by, the trees lit up and banners asking them to lay down their arms became visible. 331 guerrillas re-entered society and the campaign won an award for strategic marketing excellence. *I mentioned this one a couple of years ago but it bears repeating because of its unusual nature. About half of Sweden’s population watches Donald Duck cartoons every Christmas Eve since 1960. Every year on Dec. 24 at 3 p.m., Swedes sit down in front of the television for a family viewing of the 1958 Walt Disney Presents Christmas special, From All of Us to All of You. *In 1867, a Boston industrialist heard Charles Dickens read A Christmas Carol and was so moved he closed his factory on Christmas Day and gave every one of his employees a turkey. Hey...have I played this one for you before? It doesnt matter cause Im going spin the needle anyway and give The Goons a whirl! Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe are The Goons! ow.ly/FZQDY
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:00:47 +0000