The day after Christmas was also the traditional day on which the aristocracy distributed presents (boxes) to servants and employees  a sort of institutionalized Christmas-bonus party. The servants returned home, opened their boxes and had a second Christmas on what became known as Boxing Day.
300 mm. For a 35 mm camera with a diagonal of 43 mm, the most commonly used normal lens is 50 mm, but focal lengths between about 40 and 58 mm are also considered normal. The 50 mm focal length was chosen by Oskar Barnack, the creator of the Leica camera.
This is because the actual focal length of a digital camera relates to the size of its sensor. Digital camera specifications therefore generally also cite a 35mm equivalent lens rating. A 3x zoom lens is the standard offering and generally implies an equivalent focal length of some range between 35mm and 140mm.