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temporarysecretary17 t1_j275ldg wrote
Reply to comment by DickweedMcGee in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
Just don’t ask the OG Luther what should be done with the Jews…
temporarysecretary17 t1_j261b7j wrote
Reply to comment by CranstonBickle in TIL that the narrative that Coca-Cola designed the modern Santa Claus as part of an advertising campaign is not true, because Coca-Cola did start using Santa in advertising in 1933. But Santa had been portrayed almost exclusively in red from the early 19th century by giuliomagnifico
Pretty sure Santa Claus is actually an anglicized version of the name sinterklaas.
temporarysecretary17 t1_j27ysv3 wrote
Reply to comment by tbb2796 in TIL that the narrative that Coca-Cola designed the modern Santa Claus as part of an advertising campaign is not true, because Coca-Cola did start using Santa in advertising in 1933. But Santa had been portrayed almost exclusively in red from the early 19th century by giuliomagnifico
Our modern conception of Christmas as a whole is fairly modern.