MarcoWord (Italian): Buon Natale (Merry Christmas)
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Or ‘Buone Feste!’ (Happy Holidays!)
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Do the Santa Dance!
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Marco Polo’s Super Awesome 21st Century Santa Claus Dance v2.0
Santa Dance Version 2.0 now live on YouTube! Happy Holidays!
MarcoWord (Finnish): Hyvaa joulua (Merry Christmas)
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Today’s MarcoWord (Finnish): Hyvaa joulua. Merry Christmas. “Hyvaa joulua! Finland, Finland, Finland, that the country for me; pony trekking or camping, or just watching TV. ”
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History Schmistory: December 10. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… a mouse?
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
1955: One of history’s greatest cartoon superheroes comes to television to save the day…Mighty Mouse!
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Today’s MarcoWord (Danish): Glædelig Jul (Merry Christmas)
Monday, December 9, 2024
Today’s MarcoWord (Danish): Glædelig Jul. Merry Christmas. “Glædelig Jul! Let’s have a sweet flat pastry thingy for Christmas breakfast.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Johansen_Viggo_-_Radosne_Bo%C5%BCe_Narodzenie.jpg
History Schmistory: December 9. These Woods Rock!
Monday, December 9, 2024
1962: The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona. Local trees are too petrified to speak.
![By Kumar Appaiah [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Fossilized_wood_at_Petrified_Forest.jpg)
By Kumar Appaiah [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
MarcoWord (Greek): Kala Christouyenna! (Merry Christmas)
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Today’s MarcoWord (Greek): Kala Christouyenna!. Merry Christmas. “Kala Christouyenna!! Did you know the “X” in Xmas comes from the Greek letter “chi” which represents ‘Christ?’ Well, it does :-)!”
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History Schmistory: December 8. Duck and Cover!
Sunday, December 8, 2024
1953: United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers the speech that launches the “Atoms for Peace” program, which supplied information to schools, hospitals, and research institutions on how to stop worrying and love the bomb.
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Today’s MarcoWord (Filipino): Maligayang Pasko (Merry Christmas)
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Today’s MarcoWord (Filipino): Maligayang Pasko. Merry Christmas. “Maligayang Pasko! I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted since we’ve just completed our Philippine tradition of 9 days of attending pre-dawn Mass.
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The Christmas Elves of Scotland
Saturday, December 7, 2024
In Scotland, during Christmas, roving bands of elves are warded off by defensive walls of fire. AWESOME!
