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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is commemorating the 1918 flu pandemic with a retro adventure game that will remind you of Oregon Trail. (via Metafilter)

Ten years ago, John Cessna's mother told him to sober up and start sending Christmas cards like a grown up. Ever since then, his funny and subversive Christmas cards have gone viral.  

'A torrent of ghastly revelations': what military service taught me about America.

The Story of Dyngo, a War Dog Brought Home From Combat. He was anxious, always ready to work, and very destructive.

Enjoying the melancholy undercurrent of Charlie Brown television specials.

I read 1,182 emergency room bills this year. Here’s what I learned.

Mesmerized by a spinning toy.

Charles Dickens Couldn’t Stop Tinkering With A Christmas Carol. The author toured the English-speaking world with his readings before packed venues until his death in 1870.

VA Still Arbitrarily Cutting Caregivers From Program, Even As It Aims To Expand.

A Civil War Cartoonist Created the Modern Image of Santa Claus As Union Propaganda.

A blast from the past (2010): Jewish Christmas Traditions.