NORAD's Santa Tracker Began With A Typo And A Good Sport Plus 4 More Stories

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StoryCorps NORAD's Santa Tracker Began With A Typo And A Good Sport It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born. Read this story Shots - Health News When You Burn Off That Fat, Where Does It Go? Lipid metabolism may not sound sexy, but it's how you fit into that smaller pair of jeans. And when the fat says farewell, it has to go somewhere. Only some of it winds up in New Jersey. Read this story The Two-Way Brothers On C-SPAN Divided By Politics, United In Mortification By Mom's Call Brad Woodhouse is a Democrat. His brother, Dallas Woodhouse, is a Republican. They were arguing on C-SPAN when their mother called in. Watch their exchange. Read this story Code Switch Is Courting Controversy An Urban Outfitters Strategy? Questionable sincerity aside, the recent pileup of apparent missteps by the retailer raises another question: Is the company doing it on purpose? Read this story The Two-Way Are Men Idiots Who Do Stupid Things? Study Says Yes It looked at winners of the Darwin Awards, given to people who die in such an idiotic manner their action ensures the species' long-term survival. Nearly 90 percent of the winners were male. Read this story

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