Danny Gallagher
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Giving a day of commemoration to one of the world's most instrumental civil rights leaders whose peaceful words and deeds contributed to a whole new understanding of equality and brotherhood seems like a no-brainer. Martin Luther King Day's history, however, was fraught with controversy and took years just to get on the federal government's official calendars.
5-Year-Old Girl Gets Visit From Cops Over Overdue Library Books
A 5-year-old girl in Massachusetts got a visit from the local police over two overdue library books.
25 Things You Might Not Know About Christmas
Christmas is full of familiar traditions: carving the ham, leaving cookies out for Santa, listening to Uncle Morty talk about his gall bladder removal surgery while you’re trying to enjoy some egg nog. These staples had to come from somewhere, and since Christmas offers a mix of religious and secular traditions, their origins are just as mixed and varied.
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Yuck! Pen Stuck in Woman’s Stomach for 25 Years Still Works [PHOTO]
Doctors in the United Kingdom removed a pen from an unidentified woman’s stomach that had been there for more than 25 years. And yet, when we’re looking for one, they’re nowhere to be found.
Weatherman Throws Hissy Fit and Storms Off Live on Air [VIDEO]
Henry DiCarlo, the meteorologist for Los Angeles’ KTLA5, was supposed to do the weather during a segment on the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas fundraising efforts. But he didn’t like the time he was given to do his segment. So what did he do? Walked off camera live on the air.
Holiday Grinches Steal Neighbor’s Christmas Ornaments and Put Them Up in Their Own Yard [VIDEO]
Thanks to security cameras and good ol’ fashioned stupidity, a pair of not-so-nice neighbors could be facing charges for allegedly stealing some decorations out of a Florida resident’s front yard and using them for a holiday display of their own.
Does ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ Promote Bullying? [VIDEO]
A Long Island University doctoral professor claims that Rankin/Bass’ Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” inspires children to bully their peers. And here we thought it just raised awareness for misfit toys.
How to Make a Honey Badger Costume for Halloween
Halloween is just a few days away and since this annual holiday falls on a Monday, parties are bound to pop up during the weekend to accommodate those who have to go to work without hangovers on (though that probably won’t stop people from having too many candy corn martinis).
The only problem is that you don’t have a costume. You could throw on a dirty old bedsheet, cut a few holes in it and tell
9 Things You Didn’t Know About Candy Corn
Every year, it hides in some dark, dank corner of even the most raucous Halloween party, waiting for some unknowing fool to stick their hand in its clutches of doom. It entices its prey with colorful designs and the promise of sweet joy, only to fill its victims with a familiar sense of bland, flavorless dread
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