Christmas cracker tradition of wearing festive hats is believed to date back to Roman times and the Saturnalia celebrations, which also involved decorative headgear. Christmas crackers are also associated with Knut's parties, held in Sweden at the end of the Christmas season. The "Oxford English Dictionary" records the use of "cracker bonbons" and the pulling of "crackers" from 1847. Tradition tells of how Tom Smith of London invented crackers in 1847. He created the crackers as a development of his bon-bon sweets, which he sold in a twist of paper (the origins of the traditional sweet-wrapper). As sales of bon-bons slumped, Smith
Clifton Smith (return specialist) Clifton Smith (return specialist) Clifton Smith, Jr. (born July 4, 1985) is a former American football running back and return specialist who played in the National Football League, Canadian Football League and United Football League. He played college football for Fresno State. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2008, and has also played for the NFL's Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns. Smith was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent following the 2008 NFL Draft on May 5, 2008. He was waived