{"id":2755,"date":"2013-12-20T21:28:20","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T21:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/sweater-facts\/"},"modified":"2013-12-20T21:28:20","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T21:28:20","slug":"sweater-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/sweater-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTMAS SWEATER STATS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 2005px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/saved\/11561300\/sweaters\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/603e6-sweater_facts.jpg\" alt=\" Christmas sweater built using Bigstock images. \" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas sweater built using Bigstock images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next time you&#8217;re invited to one of those &#8220;Ugly Christmas Sweater&#8221; parties, wow the crowd with your knowledge of snowflakes, sweaters, and other Christmas icons. Enjoy the following yuletide facts, and have a very happy holiday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1,200 yards of yarn are needed to make one large man&#8217;s <strong>s<\/strong><strong>weater.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In the U.S., 36% of all Christmas <strong>sweaters<\/strong> are sold in the Northeast.<\/li>\n<li>Only 18% are sold in Midwest<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically speaking, <strong>the&nbsp;color&nbsp;green<\/strong> symbolizes life and rebirth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The&nbsp;color&nbsp;red <\/strong>symbolizes the blood of Christ.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The&nbsp;color&nbsp;gold<\/strong> represents light, as well as wealth and royalty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/b7b6e-snowflake.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>bauble<\/strong> has been a Christmas tree mainstay since 1847.<\/li>\n<li>Glass&nbsp;<strong>baubles<\/strong>&nbsp;were first made in&nbsp;Lauscha,&nbsp;Germany.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Hans Greiner&nbsp;produced garlands of glass beads similar to the popcorn strands and&nbsp;tin&nbsp;figures that could be hung on trees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/dd839-tree.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>reindeer<\/strong><span> is the 2nd most common animal found on Christmas sweaters. The first is the bear.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Caribou (<strong>reindeer<\/strong>) are known to travel up to 3,000 miles (nearly 5,000 km) in a year, the longest documented movements of any terrestrial mammal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reindeer<\/strong> are covered with hollow hairs that trap in air and keep them well-insulated from the elements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Though no two are alike, all <strong>snowflakes<\/strong> have six sides.<\/li>\n<li>The world\u2019s largest single <strong>snowflake<\/strong> was reported to be 15&#8243; across and 8&#8243; thick, back in 1887 in Montana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/6f084-ornament.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Christmas trees<\/strong> have been sold commercially in the U.S.&nbsp;since about 1850.<\/li>\n<li>77 million <strong>Christmas trees<\/strong> are planted each year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/919bd-reindeer.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See all the images used in this post by checking out our&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/saved\/11561300\/sweaters\">Sweaters lightbox<\/a>. Bigstock wishes you a fun, festive holiday!<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/saved\/11561300\/sweaters\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/d7498-screenshot2013-12-20at2-13-42pm-42pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/free-trial\/&amp;pl=BSBLUS&amp;cr=FreeTrial\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/b122b-blog_footer_freetrial3.jpg\" alt=\" Get 35 Images for Free with your Free trial from Bigstock images. \" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.squarespace.com\/static\/5176fdb5e4b083b631f31303\/t\/52b33d14e4b067ba98947a07\/1387478295215\/sweater_facts.jpg?format=750w\" alt=\"Christmas sweater built using Bigstock images.\" class=\"thumb-image loaded\" style=\"line-height:1.6em;\" \/><span style=\"line-height:1.6em;\">Next time you&#8217;re invited to one of those &#8220;Ugly Christmas Sweater&#8221; parties, wow the crowd with your knowledge of snowflakes, sweaters, and other Christmas icons. 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