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Uncovering December Holidays/Celebrations/Events

December

December is a month packed with significant observances, fun celebrations, and memorable holidays… some of which you may never have known!

This week’s edition of The List uncovers all of the December holidays/celebrations/events flooding your calendar this month:… Read More…

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Fascinating Historical December 5th Events

Today, December 5, 2011, we look back on, remember, and uncover fascinating information about historical events that have happened on the 5th of December.

Discussion Topic: Do you have more December 5th events to share? Post them in the Comments… Read More…

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2011 Protests and Demonstrations

Crowds in a Cairo Market Street

Today, as I biked to work at Credo Reference, I decided to take a brief detour before turning onto the street of our office building. I biked to Dewey Square, the site of the Occupy Boston movement, to… Read More…

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4 (True) Urban Legends

My brother got me watching the TV show Urban Legends a few months ago, which fellow fans may know has a sort of “guess if it’s true or not” component. I pretty much always defend the veracity of… Read More…

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4 Innocuous Histories of 4-Letter Words

Sometime ago, I noticed a Tweet from @AlisonMcNab mentioning a dictionary in one of our collections. Now, when people think of textbooks, they tend to imagine dull, thick volumes of boring definitions and charts, but if there’s one… Read More…