The secret of Xmas crackers — pull downwards (Reuters)

24. December 2009, 11:34 UhrWeird NewsYahoo! News: Oddly Enough - ReutersComments Off

A ring-tailed coati hunts for a treat hidden inside a Christmas cracker in its enclosure at the London Zoo, in London December 17, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - A British department store has worked out a formula it says will make sure festive feasters are never again left holding the short end of a pulled cracker.