It’s finals week — why are you reading this?!?! Oh, that’s right. You’re looking for a reason to procrastinate. Well, The Cistercian Informer is here to help you!

Want to impress your family at the Christmas table? Here are a few fun facts to prove the value of your Cistercian education:

• In 1901, Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas Trees in The White House;
• Letters to “Santa” go to Santa Claus, Indiana (it’s on the Internet, it must be true);
• It took Jim Carrey three hours to put on the makeup for The Grinch;
• The Statue of Liberty was a Christmas gift from the French to the U.S.;
• The first artificial Christmas Tree was created out of goose feathers that were dyed.

Good luck with exams!