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TIL that the song, "!aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT”, by Vix Noelopan in 1966 was such an obnoxious song that it caused a diner of 40 customers to be evacuated when it was played on the jukebox.

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NXwkN TIL the earliest source that stated December 25 as Christmas Day was based on the assumption that the conception of Jesus Christ took place at the Spring Equinox, or March 25, so his birth had to take place nine months after, on December 25.
JYBvB TIL that the Indian Government refused to pass on meteorological information about a cyclone to their rival, Pakistan. The cyclone went on to kill over half a million people in East Pakistan (Today Bangladesh).
yAVa TIL the Hershey’s Kiss Christmas bells commercial has run every year since 1989
x6Vmg TIL - Hummel figurines were based on the paintings of Berta Hummel, later known as Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel. Early in life she enrolled in Munich’s famed State School of Applied Arts n art history, life drawing, watercolor and oil painting, and textile design graduating top of her class.
rRZjd TIL John D. Rockefeller, America's first billionaire, spent more of his life giving away his money than he had making it; at peak value, his fortune was estimated at $418 Billion in 2019 dollars, of which more than half was donated to his various foundations.