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Extra, Extra: 'The Christmas Song' Was Written On A Summer Day In The Valley
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- Chestnuts roasting on an open fire and other moments from Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song were actually written in Toluca Lake in July.
- Yesterday, we talked about an Idaho cafeteria worker who was fired for giving a hungry, little girl a free lunch. After some intense Internet backlash, Dalene Bowden now has her job back.
- The Pogues' Shane MacGowan doesn't like Christmas. In fact, he thinks "it's gross."
- Here's a little puzzle one Redditor found on a coaster at a pub. Can you solve it?
- A filmmaker took one single, continuous shot of Venice Beach in the morning. It's strange to see it so empty!
- Ever wonder what the inside of an abandoned NSA Spy Station looks like? Well, here you go.
- A man who rescued an orphaned wallaby says the animal frequently comes back to see him, and will knock on his door when she wants to visit. The wallaby has also brought her mate to see him, as well as her baby.
- And now, here's a pretty intense Christmas light show to a disco track:
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