这就是为什么假期可以很糟糕! This Is Why The Holidays Can Suck!

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Billions of people around the world are trying to celebrate this holiday season with ease and cheer.

But why do the holidays always seem to end up sucking?

Let's start with waste.

8,000,000 tons of plastic enters the ocean every year, which is the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of trash in the ocean EVERY MINUTE.

This problem becomes even more elevated every year during the holidays.

Between Thanksgiving and New Year's, Americans throw out 25% more trash than during the rest of the year.

In the UK alone, enough wrapping paper is used to wrap around the equator 9 times.

The holidays are also bad for your heart!

Heart specialists refer to this time of year as the 'Merry Christmas Coronary' or the 'Happy New Year Heart Attack'.

This is because there are consistently 1/3 more coronary deaths recorded in December and January, than there are from June to September.

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