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Some pubs are rationing the Irish stout ahead of the holidays.

Mountaineers making their way to the summit out Mount Everest.

From the world’s tallest peaks to its deepest lakes and beyond

A dreidel and pile of chocolate gelt are a common sight during Hanukkah celebrations.

It’s often said the dreidel was a way Jewish people communicated their faith during ancient times of oppression. But the Hanukkah game is actually a lot more recent.

Googly eyes are causing strife in Oregon.

Novelty craft supplies are tearing the city of Bend, Oregon, apart.

It’s less than an inch in diameter.

LEGOLAND has a lot to offer, including at 35-foot LEGO tree.

Each December, "Baby, It’s Cold Outside"—a ’40s-era American standard that some modern listeners hear as a depiction of sexual misconduct—invites a barrage of controversies, radio bans, and think pieces.

When you’ve been celebrating a holiday one way your entire life, it’s easy to assume that’s the way it’s celebrated everywhere—but things are a bit different across the pond.

For thousands of years, physiognomy—pseudoscience that purports to divine a person’s character from their physical appearance—was accepted as valid fact. Can you guess which characteristics were linked to which physical feature?

Illustration of people enjoying wassail, circa 1800.

Here‘s everything you need to know about this beloved Christmas tradition, from how it evolved to a fun guide for doing it yourself.

Know what you’re talking about when you sing “troll the ancient Yuletide carol.”

Gingerbread cookies are a classic for a reason.

From gingerbread to peppermint cookies, these are the treats people are looking up around the holidays.

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

The origins of Hanukkah’s blue and white color scheme are in the Bible and 19th-century poetry.

In 1864, the Jewish poet Ludwig August Frankl named blue and white “the colors of Judah” in a poem not so surprisingly called “Judah’s Colours.”

Based on the classic 1985 children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, the movie follows a young Santa Claus skeptic on a magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.

Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, and Danny Kaye in ‘White Christmas.’

With Bing Crosby’s star power and Michael Curtiz directing, ‘White Christmas’ overcame early struggles to become a holiday classic.

A stack of gifts ... or are they presents?

Those brightly wrapped packages we exchange around the holidays and other special occasions: Sometimes we call them “gifts,” sometimes “presents.” Is there a difference?

Don't believe everything you've been told about lightning.

From the color of snow to the shape of rainbows, weather breeds a lot of misconceptions.

In celebration of season 2 of Netflix‘s “Squid Game,” McDonald‘s released a new Happy Meal in Australia.

A critique of wealth inequality never tasted so good.

A holly sprig is considered a traditional part of the garnish.

Figgy pudding might be a fixture in Christmas carol lyrics, but you've probably never seen it in person. So just what is this British dish we've been singing about for all these years?