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Lost, Blind Dog Finds Way Back To Family In Time For Christmas

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:45:40 +0000

When Abby, an eight-year-old mixed breed dog that belonged to the Grapengeter family of Fairbanks, Alaska went missing on December 13th there wasn't much hope for a happy reunion.

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Homeowner Catches UPS Man Stealing Daughter's Just Delievered iPad

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:48:32 +0000

Al Alverson didn't get the iPad mini that he had ordered through FedEx. However, the blame for the non-delivery rested squarely on UPS.

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10 Unusual Historical Events That Happened During Christmas

Carl Pettit — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:08:18 +0000

Everyone knows Christmas Day is all about tearing open presents, spending time with loved ones, gorging on lots of good food and celebrating the holiday spirit in general. Even though most of us have got the holiday thing down by now, some folks out there might not be aware of some of the unusual and history-making events marking Christmas Day and Christmas Eve in the past.

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Would You Eat A Deep-Fried Full Christmas Dinner?

Joe Student — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:00:25 +0000

Imagine everything you normally eat for Christmas dinner — turkey, sausages, potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, pudding (!)…everything. Now imagine all of it coated in batter and deep-fried until crispy on the outside

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Meet Mary Christmas, the Woman With Year-Round Yuletide Spirit

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:27:04 +0000

For most of the year, Mary Christmas' name causes snickers. Then, when the calender turns into December, it can just be confusing.

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Florida 'Grinch' Issues Speeding Tickets

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:57:47 +0000

When he's not hating on Christmas, apparently The Grinch plays traffic cop.

That's what's been happening in the Florida Keys, where Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Bureau Chief Lou Caputo has been dressing up as the Dr. Seuss character as he operates a speed trap.

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'A Christmas Story' Considered Historically Significant, Will Be Preserved in the Library of Congress

Eric Walkuski — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:29:54 +0000

It's a major award! Looks like the Library of Congress is in a very Christmas-y mood, as Bob Clark's classic 'A Christmas Story' is one of 25 new films selected for preservation into the National Film Registry. Oh fudge, indeed!

Jump after the break to find out the other 24 titles!

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Happy Holidays! Man Gives Away Lottery Tickets to the Unemployed

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:47:05 +0000

Goodwill towards man has become goodwill towards the unemployed man this holiday in Spain.

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14 Creepy Santas Who Might Give You Nightmares

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:00:26 +0000

We love Santa. We really do! He's probably the coolest old guy we know, spending his life making presents, managing elves and eating cookies. Truth be told, we're sort of jealous. The jolly old guy usually looks bright and cheery and not all that scary, which is yet another reason we're fans.

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Weird Moments From SantaCon 2012

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:25:37 +0000

This past Saturday, SantaCon took over New York City. For all of you unfamiliar with this classic American holiday, it's an entire day dedicated to dressing up like Santa Claus and getting a little crazy frolicking around with fellow Saint Nick look-a-likes. It's sort of like a massive Christmas flash mob that makes you feel like you're in a strange alternate universe, but it's actually totally awesome.

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10 Christmas Fails to Get You Through the Holidays

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:00:16 +0000

Attention everyone: we now officially have T-minus eight days until Christmas, and preparation time is running out faster than we can shove holiday cookies in our mouths. We still have to buy last-minute presents, dig out those stockings from the back of our closets and make time for that awful office party.

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Watch Last Night's Touching 'SNL' Opener

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:15:20 +0000

As a way to address this past Friday's unfortunate tragedy in Newtown, CT, 'Saturday Night Live' opened their most recent episode -- hosted by alum Martin Short -- with a heartfelt performance of the Christmas classic, 'Silent Night.'

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Mall Santa Takes Adorable Photo With Sleeping Baby

Emerald Catron — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:15:56 +0000

Here's your daily dose of cute -- Santa pretending to sleep for a picture with a sleeping baby.

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10 Festive Christmas Photobombs

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:20:48 +0000

Contrary to popular belief, photobombing is super hard, and it requires a lot of skill. For starters, you have to get the timing down perfectly and do it so no one posing actually notices your moves leading up to the photobomb.

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10 Helpful Christmas 'Hacks' for the Holidays

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:10:38 +0000

The holiday season is easily the greatest time of year, mostly because good moods are abundant and we get to eat tons and tons of cookies. While we're huge fans of Christmastime, it does require a lot of prep. Between the endless cooking and gift shopping, stress can build up pretty quickly, and that brings nothing but bad moods and muddled minds.

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Real-Life Grinch Steals Christmas Decorations from Neighbors

Donald Deane — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:19:08 +0000

Sure, the holiday season can be a bit of a hassle sometimes, but we've never actually tried to ruin Christmas. This Texas man, however, fully embraced his Grinchy nature and was caught on camera stealing Christmas decorations from his neighbors.

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Christmas Crooks Are on the Loose This Holiday Season — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:46:49 +0000

Employee theft and shoplifting will cost retailers nearly $9 billion this holiday season, and unfortunately it's the upstanding consumer who pays for that loss in the end.

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Teen Launches Campaign for Gender-Neutral Easy Bake Oven

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:23:35 +0000

Thirteen year-old McKenna Pope is fighting mad at Hasbro, and this little activist wants some positive changes now. The eighth grader, who hails from Garfield, New Jersey, has started a petition on Change.org asking Hasbro to make their Easy Bake Ovens more gender-neutral.

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Landlord's Generous Christmas Gesture Goes Viral

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:30:05 +0000

When you hear a story about a landlord, it's usually an angry tale concerning neglect or some kind of funny business with a security deposit. Instead, this holiday season we present a tale that will make any heart grow three sizes.

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Toy Company Debuts New Gender-Blind Catalog

Tom Blunt — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:31:44 +0000

Scandinavian Toys"R"Us licensee Top-Toy has taken a new approach to making sure kids get what they really want for Christmas: a fully gender-blind catalog that erases the line between boys' and girls' toys.

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