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Your Christmas tree may harbor up to 25,000 ‘freeloading’ insects: scientist
“Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” Er, not quite. Get a magnifying glass and take a close look at your Christmas tree, says a scientist. In all likelihood, it is harbouring thousands of bugs. Bark lice, mites,…
University math society develops perfect Christmas tree decoration formula
Mathematics has provided an answer for those striving for the perfect Christmas tree, Britain’s University of Sheffield says. The university’s Maths Society was set the challenge of decorating a tree so that greenery and glitz are in harmonious proportion, resolving the problem of a tree that is either too barren…
Rome takes down unpopular Christmas tree
ROME — Rome city council took down a giant white papier-mache Christmas tree Tuesday, just one day after putting it up on a main square, following a storm of protests, officials said. “I don’t like it,” mayor Gianni Alemanno said of the conical structure more reminiscent of the Egyptian obelisks…
Helicopter crashes while setting up Christmas tree
In probably the most dramatic delivery of a Christmas tree ever, a New Zealand helicopter pilot was uninjured after being involved in a major crash Wednesday afternoon. According to “News ONE,” pilot Greg Gribble was using the helicopter to set up the Telecom Christmas Tree when the chopper’s main rotor…
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