Christmas song

The most popular Christmas song of all time is Bing Crosby’s version of “White Christmas.” And “Silent Night”-arguably the most recognizable Christmas hymn-was written in 1818, by an Austrian pastor, Joseph Mohr. As Christmas Eve came, that year, the organ in his church was broken, so together with his friend, Franz Gruber, he wrote this new tune for the service that night, and played it on his guitar for his congregation.

Abbreviation-Xmas

The Christmas abbreviation-Xmas-is thought by some to be sacreligious, but in fact the first letter of the Greek word for Christ is chi, which is X. Before the invention of the printing press, “Xmas” was often used, in print, to save time and ink.

Department Store Santa

The first department store to feature a visit with Santa was the J. W. Parkinson’s store in Philadelphia in 1841. Astonishingly, no other department stores copied this event until 1890 when a store in Boston repeated it. Before long lines of children formed at stores across America to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him their Christmas wish list. The department store Santa has been immortalized in films such as Miracle on 34th Street and Christmas Story. (You’d think a store that innovative would still be around today.)

Men Christmas Shopping

1 in 3 men will wait until Christmas Eve to finish their shopping.

Santa Claus on Christmas Eve

Based on a 1999 estimated population count of North America and Europe, on Christmas Eve of that year Santa Claus had to visit 42,466,666 homes in a 12-hour period -- that's 983 homes per second.

Odd things reported by HR professionals

Based on a survey published via the Internet, here are some of the odd things reported by HR professionals.

1. "... said he was so well-qualified that if he didn't get the job, it would prove that the company's management was incompetent."

2. "... stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application."

3. "... brought her large dog to the interview."

4. "... chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles."

5. "Candidate kept giggling through serious interview."

6. "She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me and the music at the same time."

7. "Balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office a few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece."

8. "Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle."

9. "... asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate."

10. "... announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and french fries in the interviewer's office."

11. "Without saying a word, candidate stood up and walked out during the middle of the interview."

12. "Man wore jogging suit to interview for position as financial vice president."

13. "Stated that, if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm."

14. "Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions."

Men

Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!

Snooze Button

The average person presses the snooze button on their alarm clock three Times each morning.

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow a film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.

Flamingos

There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones!

Plant Trees

It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!

Yo-Yos

Yo-Yos were once used as weapons in the Philippines.

Butterflies

Butterflies taste with their feet.

Guinness Book of Records

The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book
most often stolen from public libraries.

Bats

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!

Your Elbow

It is impossible to lick your own elbow 99% of people who read this will try. 

Polar Bears

All polar bears are left handed. 

Can't rhyme

There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month!

A Nebraska Law

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska!

Bones in your body

You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!

The state of Franklin

Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it's known as Tennessee!