10 Wild Facts About Reindeer-- Part 1: Reaindeer Battalions

From the December 23, 2013, Listverse by Alan Boyle.

10.  Castrate by Biting--  The Sami people in Scandinavia and Russia.

9.  Radioactive Reindeer--  The ones in the Chernobyl area which have up to 97% radioactivity in their meat.

8.  Reindeer Meat Storage--  The meat is very popular in Europe

7.  Reindeer Battalions--  Used by the Soviet Union in World War II

6.  Flying Reindeer--  The idea originated in 1822 with Clement Clarke Moore's "The Night Before Christmas."  But actually had been depicted as long ago as 4,000 years.

--CooterDeer