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8 things you may not know about Mother’s Day

WASHINGTON — It’s been 104 years since Congress officially set aside the second Sunday in May to celebrate mothers. And it’s all thanks to a woman who wasn’t even a mother herself.

Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau released this and other fun facts about the holiday through their Statistics in Schools program.

Here are some interesting things about Mother’s Day you might not have known.

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