Yes, I know you’re sick of Christmas. But here’s one important fact (which I learned from AdCult): Did you know that Santa Claus looks the way he does today because of Coca-Cola advertisements that began in 1931? Yup. I find this most interesting because I had no idea Coke had anything to do with styling Santa, so I bet they wish they had added some Coke reference to every Santa Claus depiction. Then we could’ve seen some truly creative retaliatory marketing from Pepsi (would they have dressed him in blue instead?). Read more in this Brief History of Santa.