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As if death was not morbid enough, many people have taken last rites to a whole new level of dreadfulness. In some cultures disposing of the corpse might mean anything from eating it up to dancing with it. Those of you who think burial and cremation are the only death rituals; please prepare yourself before [...]

Recently, you’ve probably heard all about “going green” and how it seems to be the new fad.  A lot of people from all different parts of the world are doing their part in order to keep the earth healthy. More and more people are switching to behavior that is safer for the earth: they are [...]

To some travelers, the food is just as important as anything else a destination has to offer. For these foodies, only the best will do, so this is a list of destinations that will satisfy the appetite of any traveler. 10. Singapore (Singapore) Borrowing from Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, Tamil and Peranakan cuisines, the food in [...]

Six Flags, King’s Dominion, Disneyland…we’ve all heard of those, and have probably visited one of them at some point in time. You know all about the fun and games that make a theme park worthwhile and worth the money. If you’ve ever been to a theme park, you’d probably come across into nothing but scores [...]

Here is some good news for those of us who have prepared a secret acceptance speech for that sudden moment of fame. It’s time to take it out because we don’t need to win a beauty pageant to read it aloud. We now have scores of other pageants to choose from. There is just one [...]

There are many different types of buildings all throughout the world, and occasionally a building is built that captivates a city or even a nation. Over time these buildings become the defining pinnacle of the greatness of the city they improve the skyline of. This is a list of buildings that the world wouldn’t be [...]

It must be very difficult to write a good song.  I’m not denying that.  I know it’s hard enough to write an essay, and that doesn’t even have to rhyme.  However there are certain instances where I feel the songwriter isn’t even trying.  As though they had an hour to put the song together, took [...]

Cakes, breads, muffins, pie, puddings, ice cream – it seems like every country enjoys something sweet after a meal (or any other time of the day, for that matter). This list describes ten outstanding desserts from around the world. If any are unfamiliar, I encourage you to go to a specialty store or restaurant and [...]

When people think of tiny countries, places like Andorra, Monaco, and Luxembourg often come to mind. But these places are huge compared to some of the more obscure “micronations” scattered across the globe. These mini-states, which are often as small as a single acre, are formed for a variety of reasons: from artistic and political [...]

They say that necessity is the Mother of invention but some inventions weren’t really all that necessary. And even worse, some inventions should never have been imagined, much less mass-produced and then thrust upon an unsuspecting world. Some of these inventions you know and some, thankfully, you are remain blissfully ignorant of. Well, sorry to [...]