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  1. 🎁🍫 Even Saint Nicholas doesn't rely solely on his Big Book—he also checks his sources.

    So he wanted to “quickly” check whether his entry was still up to date...
    Result:
    – 12 tabs open
    – a discussion page longer than his staff
    – and an internal link that took him to Horse → Ozosnel → Transport routes in Spain.

    Happy Saint Nicholas! 🎁

    #Sinterklaas #Wikipedia #Wikimedia #saintnicholas

  2. @clacke I originally thought #December6'th was the birthday of #SaintNicholas of #Myra, but according to Wikipedia it's actually his death date «(traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343)»

    From what I understand, originally you'd place your shoe and sing songs on the night of #December5'th, and find the gifts the next morning on #December6th.

    As a result of increased prosperity & commercialisation, it became more common to have small gifts in the shoes in the weeks up to the 5th
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    @Siiw