Happy Easter Everyone, Jesus is Risen!
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What's unique about this year's Easter is it falls on the same day April 24 for all Christian Confessions.
Easter is the greatest feast day celebrated to observe the...
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Elephants made a bit of a splash as they soaked crowds with their trunks in Thailand to mark the Songkran water festival.
In Ayutthaya province, 50 miles north of Bangkok, the animals filled their trunks to drench tourists and locals who were celebrating on the streets.
The natural...
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Dish voted by Italians as one that helps sum up nation could be placed on cultural heritage list
On a roll after securing Unesco status for the Mediterranean diet, Italy is mulling over an attempt to place the Neapolitan pizza in the pantheon of cultural icons drawn up by the United...
Plans to set up a camping site on one of London's biggest commons for visitors to next month's royal wedding have been greeted with horror by local residents, who fear it will resemble the Glastonbury music festival.
"Camp Royale" is to be set up on Clapham Common in south London, offering...
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This week we welcome Link Removed to the show to talk about the Open Source Fest at MIX, which is a soirée for open source project leaders to come together to show off their great open source projects, and win some cool
prizes! The Fest will be held on the evening of Monday, April 11th from...
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The latest crazy candidate for a food fad may prove to be quite a mouthful.
Raise your glass if you fancy a shot of horse semen, a purported "delicacy" that will debut at the Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika, New Zealand, in March.
"It is sort of quirky, I...
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
Ram's testicles are so passe - this year extreme foodies wanting a real taste test will be lining up for a shot of stallion semen.
Horse semen shots, to be followed with a swig of energy drink, are the new kids on the kitchen block at the famed Hokitika...
After more than five decades featuring over 1,100 songs, the Eurovision Song Contest, widely considered Europe's favorite TV show, is gearing up for its May 14 finale.
Countries, represented by their individual public broadcasters, compete in the show every year, which is transmitted to all...
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Valentine's Day History and things
There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to...
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Making Noise for the Silent Era: A 75th Anniversary of Chaplin's Little Tramp
On a dusty patch of road just north of Los Angeles, one man's dream of honoring an era of cinema is about to become a reality.
Charlie Chaplin's bumbling, lovable "Little Tramp" character is arguably the most...
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The world's largest palace has 1788 rooms. It was built for the Sultan of Brunei.
The world's largest recorded gathering of people was at a Hindu religious festival in India in 1989. It was attended by about 15 million people.
Abraham Lincoln went to school for less...
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