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'Tis The Season For Tacky Christmas Lights

(Dec. 15) – As Clark Griswold taught us in the 1989 comedy "Christmas Vacation," the holidays wouldn't be the holidays without a few eyesores – namely in the form of really tacky Christmas lights. In the memorable Christmas movie, Chevy Chase's overzealous character puts up so many lights, the whole...

Grannies Learn to Love 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer'

(Nov. 30) -- That wacky Christmas ditty "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" may be a song about a sweet old granny's untimely death, but believe it or not, some grandmas actually dig the dig. Dr. Elmo Shropshire, singer of the catchy 1979 novelty tune, told AOL News that after 31 years of holiday airplay, it seems...

Will Reindeer Take Off -- In the Meat Aisle?

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (Aug. 25) -- Ever watch "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and think, "I wonder what that little guy would taste like on the grill?" Probably not, and that points to the challenges that would seem to confront the University of Alaska at Fairbanks researchers who earlier this month launched a study to...

Background on reindeer

The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations.

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