(aka Bill Quinn) Its time for another round of Christmas Factoids and a few of these really are beyond weird and curious. Tell me what you think... *In 1965 two astronauts on their way back to orbit played a joke on mission control, pretending to spot Santa in space. The pranksters were Walter M. Wally Shirra and Thomas P. Stafford were aboard Gemini 6. Their actual voice message to mission control said, We have an object, looks like a satellite going from north to south, probably in polar orbit.... Looks like he might be going to re-enter soon.... You just might let me pick up that thing.... I see a command module and eight smaller modules in front. The pilot of the command module is wearing a red suit. Then the pair launched into Jingle Bells and Houston then knew theyd been had! *In 1974 sociologist Phillip Kunz sent 600 Christmas cards randomly to people he didn’t know. He got more then 200 replies, including people sending pictures of their families, diplomas and new homes. *Something a few of us have noticed recently: ABC has been cutting scenes from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” to make room for more commercials. Boooo! Thats rather Grinch-like... *This is cool. New Zealand bans all advertising on TV on Christmas, Easter, Good Friday and ANZAC Day. :::Anzac Day is one of Australias most important national commemorative occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.::: *Norwegians pay half tax in November, so everyone has more money for Christmas. *On Christmas Eve 1994, two cars collided near Flitcham, England. The drivers were twin sisters who were delivering presents to each other. Their names: Lorraine and Levinia Christmas. Cue the Twilight Zone music please... John Denver left us too soon. Heres one I dont hear often enough. Its Aspenglow and its nothing short of magical in its beauty. ow.ly/Gcf5f
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:00:45 +0000
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