Christmas Movie Fun Facts Better than Any Gift Under the Tree

Buddy the Middle-Aged Elf

Will Ferrell has no interest in doing another Elf movie. In 2013, he was offered $29 million to reprise the role, but turned it down saying “I just think it would look slightly pathetic if I tried to squeeze back in the elf tights...Buddy the middle-aged elf.”

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The More You Know

  • J is the only letter that doesn’t appear on the periodic table.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • About 7% of all humans who have ever lived are alive today.
  • The designer of the current United States flag was 17 at the time, and created it for a high school project. He received a B-.
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