Iceland: A visit from the Yule Lads
Lurking amid Iceland s azure lagoons and steaming volcanoes are a long list of (possibly) mythological creatures, which range from tiny elves to enormous sea monsters.
And for 13 days before Christmas, tradition holds that a mischievous pack of troll-like figures known as the Yule Lads visit local children. According to lore, a different lad visits every night to reward or punish kids by leaving something behind in an empty shoe.
A lucky child might get presents or candy. If the Yule Lads disapprove, though, you ll find a shoe filled with rotten potatoes.
Bring it home: Leave an empty shoe by your bedroom window, and see what the Yule Lads leave during the night. A different Yule Lad visits on each of the 13 nights before Christmas, starting with the sheep-harassing Stekkjarstaur on December 12. The final lad, Kertasníkir, comes on Christmas Eve.
The ’60s are back! The rockets of the ’60s, anyway.
That mystery space object that has been orbiting the Earth recently has finally been identified, and it’s exactly what scientists thought it might be: a rocket booster from the September 20, 1966, Surveyor 2 mission to the moon. The Surveyor 2 crashed on the moon but this rocket flew off into space and has been travelling around for the past 54 years.
How long ago was this?
Star Trek had just premiered, Jimi Hendrix was still called “Jimmy,” and I was only a year old. It’s amazing that the rocket not only survived in some way but actually came back.
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