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Here’s What Bill Gates Gave a Random Stranger in Reddit’s Secret Santa
He didn’t get her the iPad that was on her list
Baker of World’s Largest Edible Gingerbread Village Doesn’t Really Want You to Eat It
It’ll be staler than grandma’s fruit cake by the time he’s ready to give it away.
Meet the Woman Named “Happy Thanksgiving”
Yes, she is actually named after the holiday.
Elderly Couple Win Holiday, Become Drug Mules Without Knowing It
Luggage on their way home weighed an extra 3.5 kilos thanks to the crystal meth inside
Reading While Eating for February 14: Valentine’s Day Edition
Your daily roundup of lunch links is feeling all warm and fuzzy today. Maybe we’re just feeling the Valentine’s Day spirit — or maybe we have a crush on you.
The Best Hotel in the World: A $56-a-Night Guesthouse in Wales?
Cancel that all-inclusive holiday in the Seychelles: a North Wales guesthouse has been voted by global travelers as the world’s best for service, according to the travel website Tripadvisor.
Memorial Day Tributes Around the World
From Arlington to Afghanistan, troops and their families paid homage to America’s fallen soldiers
Purim Zombies Swarm Tel Aviv
During the city’s annual “Zombie Walk,” revelers don costumes and makeup on the eve of Purim, the Jewish holiday known for its carnival-like atmosphere.
Can’t Buy Me Love: Occupy Valentine’s Day Takes to the Internet
Whether they’re morally against getting chocolates on Feb. 14 or simply bitter about an ex-boyfriend, anti-Valentine crusaders now have a home on Tumblr.
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A Brief History of Eggnog
Eggnog really makes you wonder: How did humans first think chugging a spiced and spiked egg-yolk-and-milk mixture was a good idea? It’s a bit like Gaston from Beauty and the Beast: “Now that I’m grown, I eat five dozen eggs, …