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Will the Real Santa Claus Please Stand Up? – Collector’s Weekly “We always think of Santa Claus as an incredibly old man—positively ancient—but the fact is, he’s exactly 150-years-old, born in 1863. Indeed, we might be thinking of Santa’s predecessor St. Nicholas, who is far older, believed to have been … Read More
While the recent hack of Burger King’s Twitter feed to make it appear as if some malicious entity at McDonald’s was in the midst of a hostile takeover garnered most of the (and it’s sad this is what passes for newsworthy in 2013) “headlines,” the imbroglio glossed over a far … Read More
Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer who voiced The Count on Sesame Street died of emphysema this year along with 12 — 12 other people you may not have heard of! Bwa-ha-ha. [Cracked]
Right, we’re not Americans, but you could have been forgiven for thinking it over the past few weeks, as hordes of Canadians showed their friends who was the most politically savvy/ironically detached in a high-stakes game of social media one-upmanship. “I see your Obama riding a unicorn GIF and raise … Read More
I had to laugh at this article in Cracked magazine this week detailing exotic marriage customs in cultures past and present: Spartan brides who shaved their heads, French wedding guests brewing up swamp-mix to force-feed on the new bride and groom, et cetera. (Note: since it’s evidently aimed at people … Read More
