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Planet Earth will ring in the new year with ‘quirky’ traditions
As the clock strikes 12 on Monday, millions will pop champagne corks and light fireworks while others indulge in quirkier New Year’s rituals like melting lead, leaping off chairs or gobbling grapes. One of the world’s oldest shared traditions, New Year’s celebrations take many forms, but most cultures have one…
Americans eschew perfection as they turn to smaller, wilder Christmas trees
It’s short. It’s scruffy. It’s practically anorexic. And this season, the Charlie Brown Christmas tree is a shining star in Alan Gibson’s tree farm. The cut-priced coniferous outlier among the noble balsam, concolor and Douglas firs at Ridgefield Farm and Orchard symbolizes a growing American preference for shorter, wilder Christmas…
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,…
Chicago police uncover marijuana plants ‘as big as Christmas trees’ near highway
Chicago police officers were surprised to find about one thousand giant marijuana plants growing alongside the Bishop Ford Expressway. The officers spotted the plants Tuesday while flying over Chicago’s far south side in a helicopter. “The plants are pretty big. They’re as big as Christmas trees,” Chicago police Lt. Michael…
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