The 'shopkeeper' in the article who tried to get a federal holiday for Lincoln was from Buffalo, NY, which had long observed both Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays as holidays. As did several states. When Congress made the change, we all lost a day off from school - Boo! It was presented to us younglings as combining both birthdays into one. The confusion won't go away until we all die off.
Not quite the coldest in history. This is a 14 minute documentary on an attempt in 1982 to rescue two missing hikers on Mt. Washington. Wind chill then hit -109. Video is worth your time.
Move over Fonzie, Gladiator 2 has jumped the shark to whole new level. The Coliseum is filled with enough water (salt water, right?) to support a school of Great White Sharks and two full size ships which egage in an 'epic' battle. Woe unto those who fall into the water... And the armour does nothing? Missed the final scene you did. This was one of The Stupidest movies I've ever half-paid attention to. I. Was. Not. Entertained.
The Wolf Man is the one film that scared the crap out of me as a youngling. Specifically the scene of Lon Chaney transforming. Always shut my eyes for that and it was a long time before I was able to watch it.
Neal has himself a real winner here. Hope the rest of the internet doesn't crash his website. Previously at Neatorama with the The Wonders of Street View and The Deep Sea? Or was that Miss Cellania? Whatever - Shout out to https://neal.fun/
Holmes is a great character. He was featured a while back on our local news show and talked a bit about Timothy and the start of his career. If you like Humphrey Bogart, getting caught in the rain. . . Almost!
Everything stays up until Epiphany, then the outside lights stay off. Taking them down is very weather dependent, especially the roof lines. Some years it's quick, others not until February or later. Inside decorations usually take a while. The real tree goes first because fire hazard and getting it out in time for recycling pickup. Some of the 'wintry' stuff will stay up until Spring.
Uh oh. . New Year's Eve lobster has been a thing for many a year. I seem to have come out OK each time thereafter. So what cultures are we talking about here? Eastern Europe and Austria. Meh. I guess if you're going to pay an arm and a leg for lobster you can be picky on when's the best time to eat it, or not. I personally think eating tofu is bad luck no matter when it's consumed and I suspect the South would like a word with you regarding catfish being considered 'scraps'.
This needs to be qualified. Licorice that is black and made outside of the United States separates the elect from the forsaken. Don't want anyone who eats twizzlers thinking they're special.
This was one of The Stupidest movies I've ever half-paid attention to.
I. Was. Not. Entertained.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-huge-tsunami-caused-by-a-thinning-glacier-created-a-seismic-event-for-nine/
There's also an embedded link in that article to the story in The Conversation which first published it.