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Everything You Wanted to Know About Christmas (but were afraid to Google)

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Did you know that Christmas — this country’s most cherished Christian holiday — has its roots in pagan festivals such as Saturnalia, the Kalends (a precursor to the 12 days of Christmas), and Deus Sol Invictus (birthday of the unconquerable sun)? According to historians, in ancient times these celebrations all took place around this time of year. When the Christian church came along, it strongly disapproved of such celebrations, and co-opted the pagans by declaring December 25 as Christ’s birthday – even though there is no evidence that Christ was born on that day. In A.D. 350, Pope Julius I…

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Is Your Life A Comedy?

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Somebody recently asked me if I was to describe my life as a genre what would I say? Would it be a comedy, a grand drama perhaps, a coffee table book or……………

I’d never been asked to define my life this way. My first thought was, now that I’m where I am do I really want to know? Of course I do, that’s how we continue to learn and what an interesting way to take a look.

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Unbelievable David Beckham Video

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This is unbelievable footage of David Beckham kicking three soccer balls into three different garbage cans from very far away. Is it real? If it is, it’s amazing! What do you think?This is unbelievable footage of David Beckham kicking three soccer balls into three different garbage cans from very far away. Is it real? If it is, it’s amazing! What do you think?

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Christian The Lion

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This is the story of Christian the lion reuniting with the two boys (now men) who raised him. In 1969, John Rendall and Anthony Bourke rescued Christian from a cramped cage, raised him and eventually released him back into the African wild. Christian the lion thrived and became the head of his own pride!

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Twin Babies Having a Conversation

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This is a great video of twin babies having a conversation. If I only understood gibberish, I would know what it was about! What do twin babies talk about with each other? I would love to hear what you think these twins are talking about. Is it yesterday’s episode of Baby Einstein? The economy? Diaper rash?

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Dr. Watson Says IBM Computer Stole His Name

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Sherlock Holmes is trying to calm Dr. Watson down. No luck. As the IBM computer Watson (the company says it’s named for IBM founder Thomas J. Watson) gets a lot of attention in the news for appearing as a contestant on the TV show Jeopardy, Dr. Watson seethes. “I had the name first,” he claims, “and I’m furious that the little twerp has now grabbed it for himself. Good grief, he isn’t even a person, for Pete’s sake.” Discussing his outrage with friends in London, Dr. Watson has suggested that the computer could be called something like Trump, Moses, Caesar,…

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