December 2010
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10. Mistletoe Leaves Are Placed Under Pillow To Find Husband, Ireland The single women of Ireland wait desperately for the New Year’s night because it is the night that can bring them the love of their life. They place mistletoe leaves under their pillow hoping to catch their future husband. It is also believed in Irish culture that it helps them get rid of bad luck. 9. Breaking Dishes On...
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Amy Archer-Gilligan ran a nursing home in Connecticut from 1907 to 1917. When her first husband and business partner James Archer died in 1910, Archer-Gilligan was the beneficiary of a substantial recently-purchased life insurance policy. She married Michael Gilligan in 1913. Three months later, he was dead. Meanwhile, too many people were dying in the nursing home, particularly those who...
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“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and...”
– Francis Church
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“If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a...”
– W. Beran Wolfe
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“Grace: ‘Isn’t that cute. She still believes in Santa.’ Fran:...”
– The Nanny
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Listen“Fire and Brimstone” Link Wray (1971)
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