It takes 8 minutes 17 seconds for light to travel from the Sun's surface to the Earth.

There is an organization called SCROOGE in Charlottesville, Virginia that stands for Society to Curtail Ridiculous, Outrageous, and Ostentatious Gift Exchanges. This was formed to keep gift giving affordable and simple.

The game Monopoly was once very popular in Cuba; however, Fidel Castro ordered that all games be destroyed.

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