Archive for December 14th, 2023

Feliz Navidad with a Rebel Yell

We've seen how well rock songs mesh with Christmas classics, like mashing up Brenda Lee with AC/DC and mixing "Deck the Halls" with Black Sabbath's "War Pigs." It doesn't stop there. DJ Cummerbund brings us a masterful m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/14/Feliz-Navidad-with-a-Rebel-Yell/

Netherlands Worst Brand Slogans of the Year

The winners of Netherlands' annual Worst Slogan of the Year contest might also be called the best slogans of the year, depending on your point of view. A slogan with a naughty pun is remembered, and that's what's most im...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/14/Netherlands-Worst-Brand-Slogans-of-the-Year/

A Gingerbread Buc-ee's

Our gingerbread house takes the cake this National Gingerbread Day! Deanna with the Tax Office really topped herself this year with her Gingerbread @bucees. You can see her creation at the tax office location in George...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/14/A-Gingerbread-Buc-ees/

What Do We Eat for the Apocalypse?

Who is tough enough to survive in the dystopian world after a disaster has fractured civilization? A few random young people are left in the city, and they cling together for safety, even though they don't know each othe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/14/What-Do-We-Eat-for-the-Apocalypse/

The World's Longest Prison Sentences

<p>Committing serious crimes and being convicted of them will usually result in life imprisonment. As the name suggests, that meant the offenders will stay in prison for the rest of their lives until pardon...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/14/The-World-s-Longest-Prison-Sentences/

Ancient Britons Used to Worship Chickens as Sacred Pets

<p>Who doesn't love fried chicken? Apparently, <a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/20194196.eat-chicken-no-ancient-britons-sacred-pets/" target="_blank">ancient Britons...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/14/Ancient-Britons-Used-to-Worship-Chickens-as-Sacred-Pets/

The Story of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey

<p>Hundreds, if not thousands, of soldiers during WWI were killed in action, many of whom returned to their native lands and laid to rest. But there were those who had died but couldn't be identified, and s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/14/The-Story-of-the-Unknown-Warrior-at-Westminster-Abbey/

Lucy Higgs Nichols, the 'Florence Nightingale' of Indiana's 23rd Infantry Regiment

The early life of Lucy Higgs probably resembles many African-Americans' stories in the 19th century. Born into slavery, she was later sold to the Higgs family of Tennessee, from whom she took her last name. She served th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/14/Lucy-Higgs-Nichols-the-Florence-Nightingale-of-Indiana-s-23rd-Infantry-Regiment/

How Tintin Creator's Friendship with Chinese Artist Changed His View of the World

The Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, aka Hergé (pronounced EHR-jay), created the beloved Tintin character in 1929, and produced a series of 24 comic books with the title The Adventures of Tintin. Tintin i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/14/How-Tintin-Creator-s-Friendship-with-Chinese-Artist-Changed-His-View-of-the-World/

Ever Wonder Why We Sometimes See Strange Floating Shapes?

<p>Sometimes, when we find ourselves daydreaming or staring into the air, we might notice some squiggly lines or funny shapes floating about, and no matter where we look, they seem to be moving along with o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2023/12/14/Ever-Wonder-Why-We-Sometimes-See-Strange-Floating-Shapes/




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