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Mental Floss #69

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Secrets of Private Investigators (and, What First Families Eat on Christmas)
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Newsletter Item for (89374): James Edgar, the Pioneering Department Store Santa
Newsletter Item for (89951): Lots of People Are Missing Out on the Smell of Asparagus Pee
Newsletter Item for (88654): Maine Man: The Story of L.L. Bean and His Company
Newsletter Item for (54284): All the Presidents' Menus: What First Families Eat on Christmas
Newsletter Item for (89277): Why Is Holly a Symbol of Christmas?
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Compare the Calorie Counts of Your Favorite Fast Food Menus
Make Waves With Your Workout at This Floating Gym on the Seine
How Helicopters Help an Oregon Farm Harvest 1000 Christmas Trees Per Hour
Unicorn Hot Chocolate Is Here to Brighten Up Your Winter Blues
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Fruit flies self-medicate with alcohol—particularly, male fruit flies who have been rejected by females.

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Newsletter Subject: 
Secrets of Mall Santas (and, Happy 15th Anniversary to 'The Royal Tenenbaums')
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Newsletter Item for (72231): 21 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Mall Santas
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Newsletter Item for (89878): 5 Ways to Zap Your Holiday Money Stress
Newsletter Item for (89785): 10 Bakeries Every Cupcake Lover Should Visit
Newsletter Item for (89873): Archaeologists Find Traces of Human Organs and Disease in Iron-Age Pottery
Newsletter Item for (61053): 28 Things You Might Not Have Known About 'The Royal Tenenbaums'
Newsletter Item for (31910): Why Does Santa Claus Give Coal to Bad Kids?
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Google Lets You Virtually Explore NYC’s Holiday Window Displays
Prague's Hottest New Reading Spot Is a Zeppelin on Top of an Art Gallery
Skype Translator Now Works for Calls Made to Mobile and Landline Phones
7 Places That Celebrate Christmas Year-Round
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Your big toe has only two bones.

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When Americans Outlawed Christmas (Plus: Will My Phone's Battery Go On the Fritz in the Freezing Cold?)
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Newsletter Item for (60705): 23 Surprising Facts About 'Love Actually'
Newsletter Item for (89863): The Shortest Route for Seeing Nearly 50,000 Historic Places in One Trip
Newsletter Item for (89677): 10 Smart Ways to Lower Your Heating Bill This Winter
Newsletter Item for (89851): The Not-So-Grimm Story of Gingerbread Houses
Newsletter Item for (73333): Will My Phone's Battery Go On the Fritz in the Freezing Cold?
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The Field Museum Is Launching a Beer Based on Its T. rex, Sue
Trivium: The 3 Classical Liberal Arts of Language
Why Retail Therapy Feels Good, But Won't Make You Happier in the Long Run
11 Brilliant Gifts $50 and Under
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Eight thousand miles of string is used in the packaging of animal crackers each year. 
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