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12 More Things Your Mall Santa Won't Tell You Mall Santas from around the country share their best secrets -- from how they get their beard to smell nice to how they deal with complex questions from the little ones!

13 Things Your Mall Santa Won't Tell You Ever wondered what it's like to be a mall Santa --The object of adoration of kids and adults alike? Here mall Santas from around the country share their best secrets like how they manage screaming kids, sticky conversations, and that Santa beard!

The Good Military Food Fight Far from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, a small army of scientists is facing a different kind of foe: bad chow

A Look at Army MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) Thanks to innovative processing techniques, soldiers are eating better than ever.Read more about the army's culinary revolution.

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While stationed in France during World War II, an American soldier took a seven-year-old orphan under his wing. Decades later, his daughter made it her mission to locate that boy.
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Waiters share insider secrets about restaurants--from what days to avoid dining out to how much to tip.
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Learn about important issues facing America and discover the innovative products, people, ideas and stories that make our nation great.

Peace: 50 Years of Protest

Check out the book

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