Around the World by Puzzles and Places
A quiz style guide listing seven destinations. The clues reference London landmarks, proverb riddles, Mark Twain era childhood settings, a capital near a mountain, a country with a reversed Red Cross flag, a country known as the land, and the tale of the Pied Piper setting.
Biblical Star Still Mystery To Scientists
Scientists debate the Star of Bethlehem that guided the Magi with theories ranging from a supernova to a comet or planetary conjunction. A supernova would blaze far beyond the Sun, with unknown causes and extreme core temperatures driving explosive aftermath.
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Bethlehem
Jupiter
Saturn
Milky Way
Made in America Santa Claus history
A compact history traces Santa Claus from European legends to the American reinterpretations by Washington Irving Clement Moore and Thomas Nast. It notes the shift from slender Saint Nick to a jolly rotund figure with a round belly and sleigh drawn by reindeer.
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Santa Claus
America
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nick
Washington Irving
Knickerbocker
New York
Clement Moore
New York Theological Seminary
St. Nicholas
Moore
Thomas Nast
Hearst
Elf
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Tony Om
Foatwuen
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Canadian Kodiak Refineries Ltd
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NKRN
W.R. Martin