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Don't Shoot Santa

Because nothing says "happy holidays" like a bunch of children holding rifles. Why does a seven-year-old need a gun? No, really.

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  • The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour.
  • A former NASA scientist invented the Super Soaker.
  • You can survive being in outer space without permanent damage for about half a minute.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.