Oh yes, it’s true. Believe it or else, there is a place where it’s Christmas all the time. Christmas Island is a tiny postage-stamp-sized piece of property (~50 square miles) located about 300 miles south of Jakarta, Indonesia. The island, discovered in 1643 on Easter Sunday, was known fo… …just kidding. It was discovered on [...]
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Merry Christmas!!!
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