The famous Christmas song "Jingle Bells" was written for a Thanksgiving program in 1857 by James Pierpont. At the time, the song was called "The One-Horse Open Sleigh."

In the United States, approximately seven billion pounds of chocolate and candy are manufactured each year.

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln grew a beard at the suggestion of an 11-year-old girl.

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