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Christmas and the origins of mistletoe 1 Article

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    by Vonda Sines

    It's hard to believe that cute little branch that inspires so many kisses was named after excrement, but that's the truth. According to howstuffworks, the word mistletoe derives for two Anglo-Saxon words, mistel (dung) ...read more

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