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IN MINUTES News and events — visually Santa’s secret workshop QMI Agency recentl y spent time with reclusive do-gooder Santa Claus at his isolated North Pole retreat. It was a discreet mission to uncover all we could about the secretive North Pole facilities and some little-known facts about the jolly old man himself . SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1 ; INFOGR APHIC BY LINDSAY OUELLETTE/QMI AGENCY Sources: Thane Burnett The North Pole was not his rst choice for a secret factory lair. He originally set up shop in Florida, but found the elves kept calling in sick to go surng. Temperature: around -30C, but can dip colder than -42C. Since the North Pole is actually in shifting ice in the Arctic Ocean, the complex oats. A special security detail keeps track of Russian manned ice-stations set up near the North Pole, as well as tourists who y in. The village remains shielded through unspecied technology that involves mirrors and popcorn. What you never knew about Santa: • Santa brings back much of the milk and cookies left out for him at Christmas and freezes it to get him through another year. (So please don’t skimp on what you leave out for him — he will eventually eat all of it.) • Santa has to replace that sleigh after each use. • Santa is the largest purchaser of electronic components and sugar in the world. • Santa employs a small legal team, who once urged him to sue companies and Hollywood produc- tions that use his image without permission. But Santa cannot show up in any court. “We can get a pre tty good idea just through scrolling Facebook on whether or not kids have been good or bad,” Santa admits. • Santa showed us what he’s prepared to leave you for Christmas. You might want to take those pictures down from your Facebook page. About 150,000 litres of hot chocolate is consumed each year. · Reindeer poop is used to help grow crops for elf food. Since time zones are dictated by longitude, clocks at Santa’s Village always stay at midnight. 00 00 00 Chocolate factory Candy cane factory Gingerbread bakery factory Snowball factory Christmas treats cafe Seamstress for elf outts Post oce T oy shop Skis and toboggan shop They also track polar bears, after the incident centuries ago with ‘Merv the reindeer that went out to pee, but never came back.’ Elves report to Mrs. Claus, rather than directly to the big guy. Santa’s village is actually more like an aircraft car- rier. It’s one facility that’s all connected under the ice. The tiny shops and stables above are mainly just for show and house any operations that do not need to be kept secret. And additional 85 elves look after running the facility, tending to Santa and Mrs. Claus and operating the vast computer systems. All eleves are required to have a PHD (Premium Holiday Degree). The complex was once home to 1,500 elves, but thanks to outsourcing and robotics, only 22 are now needed for toy production. Computer IT Command and control Green house Ice-to-water purication system Vet clinic and hospital Animal quarters Store-housing for toys Factory oor Radar station Research and development labs Hall of records to track incidents of good and bad in about 91.8 million homes
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IN MINUTES News and events — visually 

Santa’s secret workshopQMI Agency recently spent time with reclusive do-gooder Santa Claus at his isolated North

Pole retreat. It was a discreet mission to uncover all we could about the secretive North Polefacilities and some little-known facts about the jolly old man himself.

SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGR APHIC BY LINDSAY OUELLETTE/QMI AGENCYSources: Thane Burnett

The North Pole wasnot his first choice for a

secret factory lair. Heoriginally set up shop in

Florida, but found theelves kept calling in sick

to go surfing.

Temperature: around-30C, but can dipcolder than -42C.

Since the North Poleis actually in shifting

ice in the ArcticOcean, the complex

floats.

A special security detailkeeps track of Russian

manned ice-stations set upnear the North Pole, as wellas tourists who fly in. Thevillage remains shielded

through unspecifiedtechnology that involves

mirrors and popcorn.

What you never knew about Santa:• Santa brings back much of the milkand cookies left out for him atChristmas and freezes it to get himthrough another year. (So pleasedon’t skimp on what you leave out forhim — he will eventually eat all of it.)

• Santa has to replace that sleighafter each use.

• Santa is the largest purchaser ofelectronic components and sugar inthe world.

• Santa employs a small legal team,who once urged him to suecompanies and Hollywood produc-tions that use his image withoutpermission. But Santa cannot showup in any court.

• “We can get a pretty good idea justthrough scrolling Facebook onwhether or not kids have been goodor bad,” Santa admits.

• Santa showed us what he’sprepared to leave you for Christmas.You might want to take thosepictures down from your Facebookpage.

About 150,000litres of hotchocolate isconsumed eachyear.

· Reindeerpoop is usedto help growcrops for elffood.

Since time zones are dictated bylongitude, clocks at Santa’sVillage always stay at midnight.

00

00

00

Chocolatefactory

Candy canefactory

Gingerbreadbakeryfactory

Snowballfactory

Christmastreats cafe

Seamstressfor elf outfits Post

oceToy

shop

Skis andtoboggan

shop

They also track polar

bears, after theincident centuries agowith ‘Merv the reindeerthat went out to pee,but never came back.’

Elves reportto Mrs. Claus,

rather thandirectly to the

big guy.

Santa’s villageis actually

more like anaircraft car-rier. It’s one

facility that’sall connectedunder the ice.The tiny shops

and stablesabove are

mainly just forshow andhouse anyoperationsthat do notneed to be

kept secret.

And additional 85 elves lookafter running the facility,tending to Santa andMrs. Claus and operatingthe vast computer systems.

All eleves are required tohave a PHD (PremiumHoliday Degree).

The complex wasonce home to

1,500 elves, butthanks to

outsourcing androbotics, only 22are now needed

for toyproduction.

Computer IT

Command andcontrol

Green houseIce-to-waterpurification

system

Vet clinic and

hospital

Animal quarters

Store-housing for

toys

Factory floorRadar stationResearch and

development labs

Hall of records to track incidents of goodand bad in about 91.8 million homes


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