Can You Name All of Santa’s Reindeer?*

I like random information, I think this stems from a book I received when I was a kid. Basically it was a book of lists, it had everything from the Dynamic Duo to the Presidents of the United States to the Wonders of the World to the Winners of Best Pictures at the Academy Awards. Of course I got this book in the dark ages- pre-internet. Now-a-days you can find anything you want with a simple search.

Anyway, based on this book (which I wish I remembered the name of) I have developed an interest in books like Schott’s Original Miscellany (Ben Schott). I really tend to like collections of random information, they just feed my ADD with short, bite-sized pieces of information.

That is probably why I like the website The List Universe. Hundreds of top lists about various topics ranging from Crime to Politics… Okay, well that isn’t that far a stretch- how about Religion to Science… regardles, there are lots of lists in a bunch of different categories, there is even a Widget (for Mac users) and for those who get really into it, you can contribute your own lists. There is even a list on the side of the page of the most popular lists…

*They would be Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, Donder and Blitzen… and Rudolph, but only on really foggy nights
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