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A giant Santa statue in North Pole, Alaska.

From North Pole to Bethlehem to Eggnog, here are 14 places in the United States with names that will remind you of the winter holidays.

Meredith Danko


















Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone (1990).

Discover these fascinating facts about "Home Alone," the John Hughes Christmastime classic about a couple of bungling burglars and a kid left behind for the holidays.

Jennifer M Wood






Our closest evolutionary cousin, the chimpanzee.

‘Survival of the fittest’ is Darwin 101. But did you know that Charles Darwin didn’t actually coin that phrase? Let’s explore some common myths and misconceptions about evolution.

Michele Debczak