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  1. Old is always fifteen years from now.~Bill Cosby
  2. In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. Bill Cosby
  3. @ImperfectMomm Artificial trees will last for six years in your home, but for centuries in a landfill. Interesting.
  4. All Christmas Tree facts were found through the University of Illinois http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees/facts.cfm
  5. An acre of Christmas trees provides for the daily oxygen requirements of 18 people.
  6. In the first week, a tree in your home will consume as much as a quart of water per day. Uh Oh I better go water my tree..
  7. Christmas tree lights were first mass produced in 1890.
  8. Thomas Edison’s assistant, Edward Johnson, came up with the idea of electric lights for Christmas trees in 1882.
  9. 73 million new Christmas trees will be planted this year. On average, over 2,000 Christmas trees are planted per acre.
  10. In 1856 Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States, was the first President to place a Christmas tree in the White House.
  11. Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska. 100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.
  12. Christmas trees take an average of 7-10 years to mature. Christmas trees remove dust and pollen from the air.
  13. The first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States was started in 1851 in New York by Mark Carr.
  14. The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.
  15. Since 1966, the National Christmas Tree Association has given a Christmas tree to the President and first family.
  16. In the United States, there are around a half billion Real Christmas Trees growing on U.S. farms.
  17. In the United States, there are more than 21, 000 Christmas tree growers.
  18. Here is some Christmas tree facts: Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850.
  19. Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.~ Margaret Thatcher #Quote
  20. Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.~Peg Bracken