Dangerous and Sometimes Fatal Traditions

In October 1993, in Iran, where celebratory gunfire is traditional at weddings, a guest named Rasool lost control of his automatic weapon at a wedding in the Lorestan province, accidentally killing six people and wounding fourteen of them. I think I'll stick to the tradition of throwing rice-- it seems much less dangerous. 

If The NSA Ran Christmas...

Your ornaments would have a secret trap door that only the NSA could access in case they needed to monitor your tree for reasons of national security.

Santa's Reindeer

Q: How many reindeer does Santa have?
A: 11 Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph, Olive (all of the other reindeer) and Al (Then Al the reindeer loved him)