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Awesome Things is a weekly newsletter featuring ~10 of the best things on the internet – no hard news, gruesome stats, or politics – curated by John Suder and delivered fresh each Friday morning.

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Here’s what you missed last week:

• The PNC Christmas Price Index
• HowToReplyTo.com | Reply to messages smartly with AI
• The Cost of Running Christmas Lights in All 50 States
• Gymkhana 2022: Travis Pastrana Goes Berserk in Florida in a 862HP Subaru Wagon
• Top Holiday Toys From the Year You Were Born
• Max Pinckers’s Spectacular World Cup
• Asteroid Launcher
• Better late than never! Take it from these late bloomers who followed their dreams
• 13 stranded strangers went on a road trip. Here’s what happened
• 18 Best Christmas Destinations To Visit For The Holidays

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