According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl.

We should've known…... ONLY women would be able to drag a fat-ass man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.

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Friends are the fruit cake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet - but mix them together and they're our friends. Keep in touch throughout the next year – it means so much to us and helps us keep a foot in Blighty and in contact with the wonderful people we meet along our amazing At-Venture (adVenture At our own pace). Thank you to the Barmy Army of Blog Readers, we love you all. Thank you for all our Christmas emails, ecards, cards and calls, we couldn’t do without them. To our family – cannot wait to see you all in March.