European Charm Offensive

• Thousands of Strangers Have United to Buy This Abandoned French Castle
• For $61, You Can Become a Co-Owner of This 13th-Century French Castle
• Nobody Lives Here: Parts of France Where Nobody Lives…
• East German Village Sells at Auction for $165,000
• Picturesque Swiss Mountai…

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Weight for Santa

• How Much Weight Would Santa Gain from Eating Milk and Cookies at Every House He Visits?
• Santa Claus, Indiana Gets 20,000 Letters a Year — and ‘Elves’ Reply to All of Them
• Here Lies Santa Claus? Researchers Zero In on Bones of St. Nick
• Finally, Proof That Christmas Songs Really Do Your Head I…

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Crimes Against Inanity

• India’s Punishment for Plant-Eating Donkeys: Jail Time
• The Doctor Who Signed Patients’ Livers Was Silly, Not Criminal. The Law Is Asinine
• Cafe Owner Banned from Peering Through Rival’s Window
• Australian Government Upholds Dismissal of Sneaky Golfer Who Shielded His Employer-Issued Tracking Device in a Chip Bag
• Man Is Fired after Using …

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Language Lessons 1

• Toilet Signs Are Mysterious and Mirth-Inducing
• Finally, Evidence of Just How Much Scientists Love Using Adverbs
• 25 ‘Engrish’ Items That Got Hilariously Lost in Translation
• How to Tell Whether You Have Angst, Ennui or Weltschmerz
• Languages for Which There…

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Squirrel World News

• 10 Things You Don’t Know about Chipmunks
• How Does a Red Squirrel Cross the Road? French Local Authority Thinks It Has the Answer
• Fall Is for Squirrels
• Medieval Love of Squirrel Fur May Have Helped Spread Leprosy, Study Reveals
• Bolve Like a Stag
• Bison Comeback Story Has Bronx Accen…

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Splitting Words

• The Guardian View on Translation: An Interpretative and Creative Act
• ‘Battle of the Dictionaries’ Ends in Victory for Casino as Court Rules Star Poker Player Cheated
• What Is ‘Edge-Sorting’ and Why Did It Cost a Poker Star $10 Million in Winnings?
• Supreme Court Delves into Semantics of English in a Capital Cas…

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Have a Nice Trip

• Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night Are Illegal
• Six Things You Might Not Know Are Actually Illegal to Do While Driving
• Seemingly Harmless Things That Can Get You Banned from Disney World
• Disney Has a Secret Code Name for Rude Visitors
• Disneyland Characters Finally Speak to Park-Goer…

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38,690-Day-Old Fruitcake

• Shopping Cart Alignment Chart
• Bread Storage Alignment Chart
• The Bottom Plate
• Should You Eat a 106-Year-Old Fruitcake?
• 35-Year-Old Can Of Corn Donated To Food Bank, Which Naturally Decides To Open It
• The Hamburger on Display in a Canadian Legislature
• Seattle Mariners Fans Are Going Crazy for these Crunchy Grass…

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