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Why Santa's chimney route makes no sense

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Popularized by Washington Irving, the folklore surrounding a jolly man entering houses strictly through the fireplace makes absolutely no architectural sense. Instead of using the perfectly good front door, he squeezes a magical, soot-covered frame down a narrow brick tube just to leave presents. It is a deeply inefficient and highly unsanitary delivery route.

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