Most who visit Santa think they've been good

Percentage of real bearded Santas who groom their beard up to four times a day, according to a survey of members of the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas by Auntie Anne's: 60

Percentage who own four to six red suits to stay looking sharp for the holidays: 23

Percentage of children who come to visit Santa at the mall who believe they have been good all year long: 75

Source: Auntie Anne's.

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Rank of Kyrgyzstan among the most logical areas for Santa Claus to set up his operations instead of the North Pole, based on an assessment taking into account the optimization of Christmas gift delivery, reduction of time-wasting detours, the effect of the Earth's rotation, and the location of the world's main population centers, according to a study conducted by Sweco: 1

Number of microseconds that Santa Claus would have for each chimney stop if he began his route in Kyrgyzstan: 34

Speed that Santa would have to travel at to get his gift delivery done on time using most-efficient Kyrgyzstan as a base: 3,700 miles per second

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Hourly wage of a postal clerk, according to a study conducted by snagajob.com and based on Department of Labor data that cataloged the wages of the highest-paid holiday workers: $21.13

Number of cards, letters and packages processed by the U.S. Postal Service between Thanksgiving and Christmas: 20 billion

Source: snagajob.com.

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Percentage who say it's not a good idea to give a boss a gift, according to the American Express Business Gifting survey: 48

Percentage of who say giving the boss a gift is "kissing up": 13

Source: M Booth and Associates.

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Number of people employed at department stores in December 2006, according to the U.S. Census Bureau: 1.7 million