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  2. Economics of Christmas - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] Because of complicating factors, this analysis is sometimes used to discuss possible flaws in current microeconomic theory. Other deadweight losses include the effects of Christmas on the environment and the fact that material gifts are often perceived as white elephants, imposing cost for upkeep and storage and contributing to clutter ...

  3. Christmas Price Index - Wikipedia

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    The Christmas Price Index is a tongue-in-cheek economic indicator, maintained by the U.S. bank PNC Wealth Management, which tracks the cost in USD of the items in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". [1] [2] The woman responsible for maintaining the list since 1986 is Rebekah M. McCahan.

  4. GivingTuesday - Wikipedia

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    GivingTuesday, often stylized as #GivingTuesday for the purposes of hashtag activism, is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It is touted as a "global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world". [1] An organization of the same name is an independent 501 (c ...

  5. Thousands of vintage ornaments fill Christmas trees at ... - AOL

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    The big tree takes me 10 to 12 hours to decorate, so I might split that up over three days. Why do you prefer twig trees? I think the ornaments show up better on them, especially on the white trees.

  6. O'Hare International Airport - Wikipedia

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    On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 on a Memorial Day weekend flight to Los Angeles International Airport, had its left engine detach while taking off from runway 32R, then stalled and crashed into a field some 4,600 feet (1,400 m) away. 273 died, including two on the ground, in the deadliest single-aircraft ...

  7. Convenience store - Wikipedia

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    A convenience store may also be called a cold store, party store (), bodega (New York City), carry out, mini-market, mini-mart, corner shop, deli or milk bar (Australia), dairy (New Zealand), superette (New Zealand, parts of Canada, and in parts of the US), corner store (many parts of English-speaking Canada and New England), a späti (from 'spätkauf' (lit. 'buy-late') in Germany, a konbini ...

  8. United States ten-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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    2006. The United States ten-dollar bill (US$10) is a denomination of U.S. currency. The obverse of the bill features the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, who served as the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, two renditions of the torch of the Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ), and the words "We the People" from the original ...

  9. List of countries by GDP (nominal) - Wikipedia

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    according to International Monetary Fund estimates [n 1] [1] Countries by estimated nominal GDP in 2024. [n 2] > $20 trillion. $1020 trillion. $5–10 trillion. $1–5 trillion. $750 billion – $1 trillion. $500–750 billion. $250–500 billion.