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Under – discover the world’s largest underwater restaurant submerged off the southern tip of Norway!

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• Abandoned Places

Fabbriche di Careggine, the submerged 13th century village that is still visible when the water recedes

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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• Food

Donut Hole: the drive-through tunnel that has attracted donut-lovers since 1968.

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• Travel

Library of Mistakes: a place where thousands of books explain how to avoid (another) Great Recession.

8 months ago Robin

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• Travel

French Toilets of Spikersuppa: a celebration of Norwegian independence, or public art gone wrong?

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of September 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

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• Travel

Hønekilden – “The Hen Spring” of Sønderborg

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• Travel

Plutonian Cave of Eleusis: according to the legend, it holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld!

9 months ago Nathan

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Symbolický cintorín: a serene memorial that honors the adventurous spirits of climbers who lost their lives in the High Tatras

9 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of August 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Fairmount Cemetery: here lies the woman who named the Ouija Board!

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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Discover meaning, history and folklore behind “Ember Days”

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• Motors

Höegh Aurora: discover world’s largest vehicle carrier that can hold over 9,000 cars!

12 months ago Robin

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• Travel

The Caves of Hercules, explore Tangier’s legendary grottoes

12 months ago Ivan

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• Breaking News

Ghazipur Landfill – here is the world’s highest garbage mountain!

1 year ago Robin

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• Motors

Meet The American Dream, the world’s longest car that has 26 wheels and can accomodate up to 75 passengers!

1 year ago Robin

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• Travel

Discover Bolivia’s ‘Suicide Homes’. Would you live here?

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of May 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Calan Mai – historical Welsh tradition of Mayday

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Discover why 18th-Century Scots performed human sacrifices…over cake!

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Pink Moon – April’s Full Moon

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The month of April 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

1 year ago Leo S

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• Travel

Explore the Dowling House, Galena’s oldest house

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mardi Gras: what is it and why do we celebrate it?

1 year ago Leo S

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• Travel

Princess Theatre: one of the oldest theaters in Australia, it’s also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

March 1st: St. David’s Day – Wales’ annual patron Saint’s Day

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• Abandoned Places

Cahokia Mounds: discover the mysterious America’s first city

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• Travel

Glacier Express: Switzerland’s iconic (and wonderful) train journey

1 year ago Nathan

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• Food

Vieux Boulogne: discover world’s stinkiest cheese!

1 year ago Danilo

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• Travel

Jungfraujoch – Europe’s highest train station at an altitude of almost 3,500 meters!

1 year ago Anya

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Tu BiShvat – a Jewish holiday that celebrate the “New Year for Trees” and the renewal of nature

1 year ago Robin

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Snow Moon: Full Moon in February 2025

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Thaipusam: an extreme religious festival of Tamil communities

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The month of February 2025: hoilidays, folklore and traditions

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• Food

Kinmemai Premium: discover the world’s most expensive rice!

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Survakari: the magic New Year of Bulgaria

1 year ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Kolyady: discover an old-timer tradition in Belarus

1 year ago Robin

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions
• Music

January 13: Stephen Foster Memorial Day!

1 year ago Leo S

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• Food

Rompope: not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it!

1 year ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hello January! First-footing: an ancient Scottish tradition to welcome New Year

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