15 Surprisingly Fascinating facts about Hanukkah [ Infographic ]

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Tera Greene

December 16, 2014

15 Surprisingly Fascinating facts about Hanukkah [ Infographic ]

To get you in the proper mindset for this minor holiday, here's an infographic for you to fact-check with friends and family to insure you are still a questioning Being (and not a lemur). And while you're at it, Where ever you are, however you celebrate, may Chanukka 2014 usher in a miracle or two for your health and happiness (aka: go easy on the sufganiyot!)

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