Hanukkah Will Skip The Year 3031 And Go Straight To 3032
The eight day Festival of Lights takes place toward the end of each year, but due to some unusual circumstances, there won't be a Hanukkah at all in 3031 (!)
Black Cake Makes Christmas In The Caribbean Sweet And Delicious
Merry Christmas! On this day of giving, you deserve a treat: a holiday favorite in Caribbean countries known as black cake.
At Christmas In Iceland, It’s All About The Books
In Iceland, book lovers take part in Jólabókaflóð , which means "the Christmas flood of books." And they're not exaggerating.
There’s A Rooftop Sign That Reads “Welcome To Cleveland” But It’s Not In Cleveland
There’s a famous sign on top of a building so that people flying in airplanes can see the message “Welcome to Cleveland," though that sign’s not actually anywhere near Cleveland.
A 24/7 Diner Chain Gave Its Workers Christmas Day Off, Then It Had To Figure Out How To Close
Today in 1988, a report in the New York Times noted that restaurant chain Denny's was shutting its doors for Christmas Day, only to run into a little hiccup around those doors.
Poinsettias Have Gone By A Whole Lot Of Names Over Time
Cuetlaxochitl, flor de Noche Buena, poinsettia, estrella federal… here’s the story of a plant with a lot of names.
Animation Legend Chuck Jones Made Dr. Seuss’s Grinch A Part Of TV History
Today in 1966 CBS first broadcast a holiday classic, “Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas.” It came to the small screen largely because a giant in the cartoon industry happened to be an old friend of the author.
Chas Newby, Beatle Bassist For Two Weeks
Today in 1960, Chas Newby of Liverpool got a temp job that would he could dine out on for the rest of his life: for two weeks, he played bass for the Beatles.
May Kaarlus Was A Trick Shot Billiard Prodigy Who Walked Away From It All
Today in 1901, a newspaper article proclaimed 16 year old May Kaarlus as perhaps the greatest trick shot billiard player in the whole world. She really could play that well, though the career of this pool table prodigy went on to take a surprise turn.
The Advent Calendar Turns The Month Of December Into A Christmas Countdown
If you’re doing an Advent calendar this month, you’re just over halfway finished opening up those little windows to see what’s inside. So let’s open up a few windows into where they came from.