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The Grinch That Keeps on Grinching

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(via Smithsonian) A new television special hearkens back to the nearly 50 years of Christmas thievery from the Dr. Seuss

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(via Mental Floss) Every winter, Jewish people around the world spend eight nights lighting candles, eating latkes, and spinning dreidels.

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(via Listverse) Back in 1898, George Albert Smith created one of the first Christmas films on record. The simple black

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(via Atlas Obscura) Knock out the year with an elixir that can pacify an army.

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(via Listverse) It’s not exactly a secret that many famous songs are based on, or were inspired by, books. The

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(via Mental Floss) Over the past 50-plus years, Dolly Parton has gone from a chipper country starlet to a worldwide

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(via The Bowery Boys) The world’s very first Christmas tree with electric lights was displayed in 1882 at the home

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(via Listverse) Ever looked into your great-grandma’s recipe box and been surprised? Although some contemporary chefs like to think that

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(via Atlas Obscura) A new book chronicles the country’s disappearing kissaten.

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(via Mental Floss) If you watch enough movies, you’re bound to spot Samuel L. Jackson. The 71-year-old star (he’ll turn

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(via Listverse) It is strange to think of food being discovered, but there must have been a first time that

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(via Mental Floss) Beyond their sled-pulling capabilities and discrimination against those with red noses, what do you really know about