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TIL 20th Century Fox released Miracle on 34th Street (1947) in June, reasoning more people went to the movies in hot weather. As such, Christmas themes were downplayed in ads and the trailer starred actors who weren't even in the film extolling its virtues while not mentioning the holiday setting.

e08Pg TIL that Scotland has 421 words for "snow".
VEJk TIL the creator of WinRar, Ron Dwight, passed away in 2002.
VMBOQ TIL that 85% of all bikinis never touch the water
90Vr TIL Russell Brand was eligible to claim $22 million after divorcing Katy Perry, but declined.
VBE68 TIL there was a psychiatric hospital in Utah that created a haunted house for the public during Halloween season well into the 1990’s.