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The History of the Birthday Cake
Holly was most surprised by the birthday cakes one. Wrapping paper first became a thing in the 1800s around the same time people started sending Christmas cards. Two brothers who ran a shop in Kansas City, Missouri were using tissue paper to wrap customers' gifts during the Christmas season when they ran out. That's where Hallmark came from.
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