Month: December 2016
Who says Santa Claus is the only one trying to come down your chimney during the festive season? Watch out for the Kallikantzaroi, the holiday demons. These uninvited festive …
An American businessman who was known as “The Reindeer King” created the story of Santa’s Reindeer as we know it. The Reindeer King Millions of people know Clement Clarke …
Reindeer don’t fly, but they do sometimes have red noses, like the legendary Rudolph. The secret to Rudolph’s red nose is a dense network of blood vessels in his …
Police have revealed some of the most pointless emergency calls they’ve received in the United Kingdom and want people to think before they dial. Some “emergency” calls include someone …
A Mumsnet user was surprised at the Christmas decorations on a festive tree that had been supplied by the local hair salon. The decorations had been covered with hair …
A woman has discovered a 1m-long poisonous snake wrapped around her Christmas tree in Australia. That is not tinsel, mate. The woman called for help to remove the tiger …
A hilarious obituary, which has gone viral, said Irishman Chris Conners died just like he lived, by writing his own rules. The obit said: “Anyone else fighting ALS and …
The old Leatherman was a 19th-century figure who is remembered for his 60-pound “boot-suit”, his regular circuit of New York state every 34 days and the fact that no-one …
The pie would have been frozen as it made its ascent to space- before being cooked in its foil tray as it hurtled back towards the ground. A meat …
Onset Terrorism and Technical Emergency Response units Be afraid. Be very afraid Due to budget cuts the Navy SEALs will be replaced by the Navy OTTERs. Permission to be …
Those who enter Russian reality tv show Game2 must sign waivers acknowledging that they could be raped or killed. Let the Hunger Games commence. An advert for the show …
Debt? Castro would rather give them a rum for their money. Cuba has come up with an unusual way to repay its multimillion-dollar debt to the Czech Republic – …
