The Not-So-Grimm Story of Gingerbread Houses
(via mental_floss) This Christmas, you might find yourself elbow-deep in frosting and candy canes, trying to construct a gingerbread house
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Why Do We Put Candles on a Birthday Cake?
(via Neatorama) Isn’t it funny how much we all, as children, look forward to celebrating our birthdays and how we
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The Fiery Halloween Tradition That Gave Us Bobbing for Apples
(via Mental Floss) Bobbing for apples, though sometimes comparable to dunking your head in a cesspool of saliva, is a
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The Not-So-Grimm Story of Gingerbread Houses
(via mental_floss) This Christmas, you might find yourself elbow-deep in frosting and candy canes, trying to construct a gingerbread house
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Why Do the Lions and Cowboys Always Play on Thanksgiving?
(via Mental Floss) Every year since 1934, the Detroit Lions have taken the field for a Thanksgiving game, no matter
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The Fiery Halloween Tradition That Gave Us Bobbing for Apples
(via Mental Floss) Bobbing for apples, though sometimes comparable to dunking your head in a cesspool of saliva, is a
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A Handmade 118-Foot Rope Bridge, Rewoven Every Year
(via Atlas Obscura) Although the Inca Empire has long since vanished, Peru’s Cusco Region is saturated with archaeological and historical
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The Politics of Pie Cutting at West Point’s Mess Hall
(via Atlas Obscura) Until the mid-1990s, squared-away plebes (what they call freshmen at the United States Military Academy—better known as
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Why every American graduation plays the same song
(via Vox and MissCellania)It is the season to hear “Pomp and Circumstance” played at every graduation ceremony. The song was
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25 Wonderful Facts About ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
(via mental_floss) Mary Owen wasn’t welcomed into the world until more than a decade after Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful
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The Not-So-Grimm Story of Gingerbread Houses
(via mental_floss) This Christmas, you might find yourself elbow-deep in frosting and candy canes, trying to construct a gingerbread house
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13 Toothy Facts About the Tooth Fairy
(via mental_floss) Losing a tooth can be a scary experience, so it’s no surprise that parents throughout history have created
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