Commute | The Podcast
Commute | The Podcast
Commute - The Podcast
Blowing out Birthday Candles. | The not-so-wide World of Dating Apps. | Why do Bad Kids get Coal from Santa?
20 minutes Posted Dec 4, 2023 at 10:00 am.
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Of all the strange rituals we rarely question, blowing out birthday candles has got to be up there.  What are the origins of this very unsanitary act?


The online dating world is challenging but, with so many different dating apps, if one doesn’t work we can try another. They are surely all unique … aren’t they …?


Why does being on the naughty list mean coal for Christmas?

Sources:
https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-we-blow-out-birthday-candles
https://www.theverge.com/23560419/match-group-dating-apps-giant-tinder-hinge-okcupid-land-of-the-giants
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31910/why-does-santa-claus-give-coal-bad-kids

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