Soon comes the jolly Christmas season, a time when many thoughts turn to … mistletoe?
That’s likely because this plant is closely associated with the season of Santa – standing under mistletoe and waiting to be kissed is a tradition going back to the 1880s in North America.
However, if you stand under wild mistletoe, you might expect something other than a kiss — more likely a splat as birds eat the juicy berries and pass them through their digestive tracts.
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