“A Michigan woman got the Secret Santa gift of a lifetime this Christmas — an 81-pound package from Bill Gates,” reports CNN: The gifts included an original manuscript of “The Great Gatsby,” signed by Gates; books; toys for her cat and Harry Potter and “Twin Peaks” memorabilia, according to her post on RedditGifts.com. It arrived in a box lit up inside…
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‘Miracle’ as man rescued after 5hrs in avalanche
A skier who was buried for five hours has been rescued in what has been described as a ‘Christmas miracle’. The 26-year-old, who had gone skiing in Au… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333327/miracle-as-man-rescued-after-5hrs-in-avalanche…
Photos of December 26 ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
The December 26, 2019 annular or ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse was viewed across a narrow track that started at sunrise in Saudi Arabia and ended at sunset over the North Pacific Ocean. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/photos-dec-26-2019-annular-ring-of-fire-eclipse…
If You Bought a Real Christmas Tree, You Paid 15 Cents To the Christmas Tree Promotion Board
An anonymous reader shares a report: Christmas season is in full swing, and if the newly-formed Christmas Tree Promotion Board is doing its job right, you’ll want to buy a real tree. You’ll crave the sweet aroma of sap and the soft lustre of real pine needles. You’ll accept nothing less. The board is a government-backed marketing program that’s devoted to…
Robber scatters cash, yells ‘Merry Christmas!’
A man with a white beard recently robbed a bank, threw the money in the air, then shouted ‘Merry Christmas’. It seems that even bank robbers are getti… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333269/robber-scatters-cash-yells-merry-christmas…
Watch Santa Travel Across 3D Globe Via NORAD’s Santa Tracker
dryriver writes: Santa — flying over Australia right now — is flying across the globe and dropping gifts along the way. Using NORAD’s Santa Tracker, we can watch him flying over a Google Earth-style 3D satellite map in realtime. “NORAD’s radars detected Saint Nick’s sleigh departing the North Pole just after 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday morning, shortly after he reviewed…
In Artistic ‘Christmas Miracle,’ Hidden Nativity Scene Appears Beneath Medieval Painting
Just in time for Christmas, a long-hidden Nativity scene has surfaced after laying concealed for centuries under another painting. Source: https://www.livescience.com/hidden-nativity-scene-painting-detected.html
Researcher Uses Focused Gallium Ions To Build A Microscopic Gingerbread House
“Travis Casagrande, a research associate at the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at Hamilton’s McMaster University has created the smallest gingerbread house ever built,” writes long-time Slashdot reader Mr.Fork, “even smaller than the one made in France last year by nanorobotics researchers at the Femto-ST Institute in BesanÃon.” “Decking the halls is a whole lot harder when you’re decorating something 10…
Was the Christmas Star real?
Are there any possible astronomical explanations for the Star of Bethlehem or Christmas star? Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/was-the-christmas-star-real…
Why Are So Few Babies Born on Christmas Day?
Christmas and New Year’s are days of celebration in many parts of the world when people gather with family and friends. One thing many typically don’t celebrate on those days is a birthday. Source: https://www.livescience.com/why-so-few-births-christmas-new-years.html