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Groaners: World’s Best of Bad Jokes and Puns

Q: What is the worst vegetable to serve on a boat?

A: Leeks

The same literary agent represented children’s book authors Stan and Jan Berenstain (the Berenstain Bear Series) and On the Road author Jack Kerouac.

100 years ago, on

December 23, 1925

The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes dance troupe formed in St. Louis as the Missouri Rockets. The moved to New York permanently in 1932.

100 years ago, on

December 12, 1925

The first “motor hotel,” later abbreviated “motel,” opened in San Luis Obispo, California, the halfway point when driving from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

By the number

4,862

Ring count of Prometheus, a bristlecone pine tree cut down for research purposes in 1964 by U.S. Forest Service personnel in eastern Nevada. Scientist believe the tree may have been more than 5,000 years old, making it the oldest non-clonal organism ever discovered.

Fun Fact

Mary Edward Walker, who served as a surgeon for the Union Army during the Civil War, is the only female recipient of the U.S. Army Medal of Honor.

Mindful Moment

Try journaling as a meditation. When you journal as a meditation practice, mindfulness and meditation, rather than the journal itself, become the goal.

By the number

50 Million

Copies sold of Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas,” making it the bestselling single of all time, according to Guinness World Records. The song debuted on Crosby’s Weekly radio program, The Kraft Music Hall, in 1941.

Fun Fact

Snow has fallen on the Sahara Desert only four times in recorded weather history: in 1979, 2017, 2018, and 2021.

Mindful Moment

Take time to savor the good in your life. Savoring is about appreciating an event or activity in the moment, sharing tiny victories, and noticing the good things around you.

Pun-official Holiday

December 11

We would lava to visit Mt. Vesuvius for International Mountain Day. We’re gushing to make the trip.

By the number

25

The largest point deficit ever overcome in a super bowl game, achieved in 2017 by the New England Patriots, who went to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in the first overtime game in Super Bowl history.

100 years ago, on

November 28, 1925

The weekly grand ole Opry show was born as a one-hour radio broadcast called WSM Barn Dance

Cooking Tip

Soak peeled, sliced potatoes in water for 1 hour before baking to achieve maximum crispiness. Soaking the potatoes makes them more rigid by removing the excess starch