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Two days until it's...

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You thank Friends for me labelling December 23 as Christmas Eve Eve.  

Winter has begun

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Well, today is December 21 after all.  

365-366 days in a year

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January - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 February - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 (last day in common years) and 29 (leap years only) March - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 April - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 May - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 June - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 July - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 August - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22...

Football tournaments by titles

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International tournaments Summer Olympics (officially 1900-present, unofficially 1896-present) Men's Hungary - 3 (1952, 1964 and 1968) Great Britain - 3 (1900, 1908 and 1912) Brazil - 2 (2016 and 2020) Argentina - 2 (2004 and 2008) Soviet Union, now Russia - 2 (1956 and 1988) Uruguay - 2 (1924 and 1928) Denmark - 2 (1896 - unofficial and 1906 - unofficial) Yugoslavia, now Serbia - 1 (1960) Spain - 1 (1992) Poland - 1 (1972) East Germany - 1 (1976) Nigeria - 1 (1996) France - 1 (1984) Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic - 1 (1980) Italy - 1 (1936) Sweden - 1 (1948) Mexico - 1 (2012) Belgium - 1 (1920) Canada - 1 (1904) Cameroon - 1 (2000) Women's United States - 4 (1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012) Germany - 1 (2016) Canada - 1 (2020) Norway - 1 (2000) FIFA World Cup (1930-present) Men's Brazil - 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002) West Germany, later Germany - 4 (1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014) Italy - 4 (1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006) Argentina - 3 (1978, 1986 and 2022) Uruguay - 3 (1930, ...

Domino's proposed headquarters looked unusual

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Back in the Nineties, the pizza chain proposed a 30-story slanted skyscraper in Ann Arbor, Michigan called the Leaning Tower of Pizza, which was unusual due to its slanted look.

Chronologically the first number one single

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While the Billboard Hot 100 began in 1958 with "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Wilson being the first chart topper, the magazine's first overall chart occured 18 years prior with "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey being the first song to top the US charts.

Blockbuster's last location

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It's located at Bend, Oregon and has become a tourist attraction since the chain's closure in 2019.

Actually, steamed hams are real

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This is from Ted's Steamed Cheeseburgers restaurant in Connecticut and it's a coincidence that it shares the same name as the famous Simpsons sketch.

But anyway...

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Here's the Portuguese equivalent to orange soda called Laranjada.

To tie-in with Lancia's forthcoming relaunch

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Stellantis has revealed the brand's concept car Pu+Ra Zero.