The British Royal Family is steeped in tradition, from how they dress to how they interact with people. Celebrating the holidays is no different, even though they are also just a family who wants to be together for Christmas and eat the food that comforts them.
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Much of the land where the palace was built was a swampy marsh that drew water from the Tyburn river. The village of Eye Cross was nearby. Living in Eye Cross was a woman named Margarie Gourdemaine (sometimes spelled Margery Jourdemayne), who would later become known as "The Witch of Eye."
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At Christmas we're inclined to stretch our suspension of disbelief beyond its normal limits.
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Hanging decorated stockings by the fireplace, with the hope that Santa Claus will fill them with treats, is a popular tradition. In 1823, the practice was commemorated in song with the publication of the famous poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," better known today as "The Night Before Christmas."
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As the Titanic sank over 1,500 of its 2,240 passengers died. Who could have predicted such a random, terrible incident? As it turns out, lots of people.
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The hot evolutionary question at the moment is, "why do so many creatures evolve into crabs?" It's a query that suggests many more questions: What do you mean, so many creatures? Do different animals evolve into the same thing? Could it happen again? What is so special about crabs?
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Taking part in the liberation of World War II's concentration camps was an unimaginable horror that most Allied troops did not expect. It's estimated that up to 20 million people died in concentration camps. A small percentage survived to be liberated by Allied troops during World War II.
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It seems like a band's bassist usually gets the short end of the fame stick. Queen's bassist, John Deacon, is no exception to that rule. A large part of that probably has to do with Deacon dropping out of the musical spotlight following Freddie Mercury's tragic death in 1991.
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History's Vikings is a lot of dramatic fun, but the show is historically accurate in some ways. Here are some things Vikings gets right about history.
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Generally, Vikings could be very terrible.One of those terrible elements of Viking culture is the possible invention of criminal profiling. You know, the kind that predicts if people will be criminals based on how they look. The thing that some authorities still use even though it's unfair.
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Some D-Day participants have spoken about what it was like, because remembering is important. Here's what it was like taking part in D-Day.
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There are many aspects of Don King apart from his charming, camera-hungry side that most of us are far less familiar with. Like, for example, the fact that Don King sued sports channel ESPN for defamation in 2005.
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Heavy metal rockers Queensryche stunned fans around the world in 2012 when the five-piece announced the end of its iconic lineup.
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Jane's Addiction paved the way for the "alternative rock" genre we know today, beginning in 1985 with humble roots that the likes of The Pixies, Nirvana and the Smashing Pumpkins would later embrace. Despite a string of successful singles, the band had tensions running high between members.
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As The List noticed during the vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence October 7, the latter spent several minutes not noticing the housefly that set up shop atop his white hair, while the rest of the global audience looked on and wondered how in the world he didn't notice.
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"I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part," Hawking said. The physicist and author of A Brief History of Time completely and unabashedly owned his technological "accessories" during his life, recognizing how critical they were in getting people to listen to his lectures.
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The bitterness between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham has had a lasting impact on Fleetwood Mac's tours, and dominates the headlines surrounding the group.
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Don King was a man of singular initiative. In 2012, then 81-year-old King spoke with CNN about his plans for uniting North and South Korea via "a boxing and music event in North Korea," saying, "This came about by me thinking about Korea and feeling that Korea, that it should be one Korea."
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Here's why Caleb Followill was hated by his Kings of Leon bandmates -- who happen to all be members of his own family.
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For many people, King Arthur is more than just a character in an epic poem, they believe he must be a real historical figure. After all, the Arthurian legend has been told over several generations.
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According to National Geographic, the tombs of Ancient Egyptian pharaohs typically were stocked with "everything they might need or want in the afterlife" -- and that included preserved food.
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When bands break up, it's usually because the members got into a fight or there were creative differences between the group and their management. But there are those few instances when bands fragment because they thought they weren't successful. The Zombies believed that when they broke up in 1967.
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Many of the brilliant and influential people in the world are terrible spouses. Unfortunately, this seems to have included the late physicist Stephen Hawking.
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Queen Nzinga was never supposed to be in power, but through sheer force of will, she became respected and feared by all who dared to oppose her.
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You'd think that taking over an airplane the air would require skill or at least sobriety. You'd be wrong. Here are some of history's craziest plane hijackings.
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Talking Heads were an art-rock band formed in Rhode Island in the early 1970s by David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison.
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Gwydion moves up the stairs until he bumps into a black bob. A message informs you that you have tripped over a cat and thus fallen to your death. Oops?
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