The States With the Most—and Least—Christmas Spirit, Ranked
According to the findings, the top 10 states for Christmas-related searches are as follows: ...
Can You Solve This Old-Timey Riddle? #16
In 1927, the American author (and a former dean of Harvard University) LeBaron Russell Briggs published a collection called ...
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The ‘Blazing Saddles’ TV Show That Was Supposedly Kept Hidden From Viewers
In 1975, CBS aired an unsold pilot for a ‘Saddles’ spin-off. But word was there was a lot more where that came from. Brooks cast Cleavon Little as Bart and filled out supporting roles with names like ...
Monarch Butterflies May Soon Be Protected By the Endangered Species Act
The insect isn’t technically endangered, but it’s still not good news. Some tend to regard endangered or threatened species ...
Who Is Jack Frost?
Jack Frost continued to be a personification of winter weather who was only used as a brief turn of phrase. For instance, in ...
6 of History’s Worst In-Laws
If you thought your in-laws were bad, wait until you hear about some of these dysfunctional families from the annals of history. Eleanor Roosevelt had a famously overbearing mother-in-law—but that’s ...