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Thursday, 15 January 2026
17 facts about Christmas Tree
17 facts about Christmas Tree
An iconic symbol
It is the most characteristic symbol of Christmas and its indispensable element, without which it is difficult to imagine the holidays. Green, fragran ...

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Tennis
Margaret Court holds 24 Grand Slam titles, making her the record holder of women’s singles.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter’s birthday is the same day as the author of his story.
J. K. Rowling and Harry were both born on the 31st of July.
Cricket
The gates that a cricket ball must pass through are called wickets.
Halloween
Many cities in the U.S. hold an annual competition for the best Halloween house decorations.
Halloween
Apart from the general idea of a celebration, the Irish also brought Jack-o’-lantern.
There is an Irish legend about Stingy Jack, who tricked the devil, and was therefore denied heaven a ...
Harry Potter
The inventor of the philosopher’s stone, Nicolas Flamel, who appears in the story, really existed.
Flamel was a French alchemist who lived in the 14th century.
Harry Potter
Initially, Rowling had trouble getting her work published.
The typescript she submitted was rejected by 12 publishers. It wasn’t until the London-based Bloomsbury publishing house decided to publish the book.
Halloween
The most popular and highest-selling candies for Halloween are Reese’s cups.
Halloween
Trick-or-treating evolved from “mumming” or “souling”.
It was a Scottish and Irish medieval tradition for kids to dress up as ghosts and venture from house to house, performing tricks, songs, and poems in exchange for food and drink.
Cricket
It is the second most popular sport worldwide.
The systematic expanse of the British Empire throughout the ages introduced cricket to many nations. Nowadays, it is played in 180 countries.