That Time the President Gave the Pope a Strange Christmas Present — Commonplace Fun Facts

It is hard enough coming up with just the right Christmas gift when you have a year to plan for it. What do you do when you need to choose an appropriate gift with just a couple of days’ notice?

Let’s make this even more complicated. What if the gift is for a powerful head of state, whose home is filled with priceless artistic and historic artifacts? Just to add icing to the cake, let’s also assume the gift exchange will be covered by the media and reported around the world.

That Time the President Gave the Pope a Strange Christmas Present