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Before we go, here’s your random trivia of the day:

Mistletoe has become synonymous with smooching, but in fact, its name is derived from second century Anglo-Saxon descriptions of the plants, which roughly translate to “dung twig.” The reason being that mistletoe seed is often spread through bird feces, and early people likely associated its appearance with, well, dung-covered twigs.

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