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This genre begins as cheerful and ends as psychological warfare by mid-December
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These mammals can see ultraviolet light
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Evergreen tradition that began in Germany
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A bearded icon loosely based on a real bishop
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This ancient gift exchange included gold, frankincense, and myrrh -- setting the bar unreasonably high
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A day that originated in Philadelphia where police coined the term to describe the chaos, traffic, and unruly crowds that flooded the city the day after Thanksgiving
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Originally a warm alcoholic beverage known as "posset" and combined hot curdled milk with ale, wine, or sherry
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A seasonal feature that is unique and equally inconvenient