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I toured Southern & Northern Ireland a couple of years ago. In Northern Ireland Gaelic is rarely spoken. Southern Ireland on the otherhand are (or were, before they broke the piggy bank) in the midst of making the Gaelic language their first language (again), with English second, and...

BBC News Dec 22 The US Senate has passed a bill to fund healthcare for workers involved in rescue and clean-up efforts after the 9/11 attacks on New York City. The bill, expected to pass in the House later on Wednesday, would also compensate survivors of the attacks. Republicans who had...

Answers are below - no cheating :D:D 1. What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time? 2. What was Scrooge’s first name? 3. What carol contains the line “O tidings of comfort and joy”? 4. Name the three reindeer whose names begin with a “D”? 5. In what city did Miracle on...

Santa Claus is a woman because …. Christmas is a big, organized, warm, fuzzy, nurturing social deal. Majority of men don’t even think about selecting gifts until Christmas Eve. Once at the mall, they always seem surprised to find only Ronco products, socket wrench sets, and mood...

Or is it ..... always keep your eye on the sleepy hunter :D

On Christmas morning a woman told her husband, “I just dreamed that you gave me a beautiful diamond necklace. What do you think it means?” “You’ll know tonight,” he said. That evening just before opening presents, the husband came home with a small package and gave it to his wife...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson were going camping. They pitched their tent under the stars and went to sleep. Sometime in the middle of the night Holmes woke Watson up and said: “Watson, look up, and tell me what you see.” Watson replied: “I see millions and millions of stars.” Holmes...

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Christmas Compulsion: Canadian Man Sports World's Largest Santa Collection A year without a Santa Claus? Not possible here -- because Canadian Jean-Guy Laquerre has the world's largest collection of St. Nick stuff. And now, Guinness World Records has certified his collections of 25,189...

Sky News Dec 22 A zebra crossing (Pedestrian crossing)in London that became a Mecca for Beatles fans after it featured on one of their album covers has been given "listed" status. Thousands of people, including other bands, have recreated the photograph of the Fab Four walking across Abbey...

BBC News Dec 22 A spontaneous musical concert at a California shopping mall ended with the entire complex being evacuated after some 5,000 people turned up to sing. The incident happened at the Roseville Galleria shopping mall, which is reported to have started shaking due to the volume...

BBC News Dec 22 A nine-year-old boy from California has become the youngest-ever chess master in the US. Samuel Sevian, from Santa Clara, was awarded the title by the US Chess Federation following a match in San Francisco. The body gave him a rating of 2,201. A rating of 2,200 qualifies...

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Sky News Dec 21 Execution numbers in the US penitentiary system have dropped by 12%, claims a new report According to the Death Penalty Information Centre, the number of people being executed fell over the last year, while those sentenced to die in the US is at its lowest since 1976...

Sky News Dec 21 An explosive device has been found on an underground train in Rome and experts are investigating whether it was an attempted Christmas season terror attack It is thought the parcel bomb was found inside an empty carriage during a stop in Rebibbia, on the outskirts of the...

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CNN Dec 20 Full report Report: Lenient passport law enforcement heightens risk along border - CNN.com .........But, during a phase-in period that now has stretched over 18 months, very few travelers have been referred to secondary screening, the report from the Homeland Security...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (CNN/WTVC) - At the holidays, many people give toys and gifts to help the needy. But some Tennesseeans are using tattoos to make sure kids have presents under the tree this year. A Cleveland, Tenn. tattoo artist is collecting for Toys for Tots, while offering up ink. It's...

BBC News Dec 20 A dog in Germany has given birth to 17 puppies. Etana, the Rhodesian Ridgeback from Ebereschenhof, north of Berlin had nine dogs and eight *****es. The litter is unusual in that all were born naturally with no need for a Caesarian section and all have survived. The...

BBC News Dec 21 Toyota has agreed to pay a record fine in the US of $32.4m (£20.8m) over its handling of millions of car recalls. This is the second big fine the world's largest carmaker will pay to US authorities, after agreeing a $16.4m penalty in April. The carmaker said it was...