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The University of Kentucky Now Offers a Class on Tacos

Taco lovers at the University of Kentucky are in for a delicious treat.

Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez after the announcement that he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982

9 Magical Facts About 100 Years of Solitude

'One Hundred Years of Solitude' changed world literature, but there was much more than magic involved.

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The Hole Truth About Why We 'Dig to China'

Digging to China is a favorite pastime of American children, not to mention a classic parental joke, but where exactly did this fanciful notion spring from?

A crowd on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

12 Fascinating Facts About the Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has the world's oldest surviving piano, its own floral artist, and plenty of armor—even if those metal buttons aren't around anymore.

9 Ways Japanese Schools Are Different From American Schools

The History of Leopard Print

A print originally designed to help predators blend in has gone from high-fashion to low-class, then back again.

Museums Outnumber Starbucks and McDonalds Locations in the U.S.

The U.S. city with the largest number of museums may surprise you (spoiler: it's not New York).

Get a Lesson in Shakespeare From Young Ian McKellen

A tutorial and a performance from one of the best Shakespearean actors of our time.

The Lectores Who Read to Cuba's Cigar Rollers

For 150 years, Cuban cigar makers have been kept informed by their lectores: readers who keep their minds occupied while their hands do the work.

Two Pieces of a Shattered Roman Sign Were Reunited After 2000 Years

The marble slab once marked the entrance to an important building in the ancient town of Calleva Atrebatum.

Finland’s New National Emojis Include Saunas, Nokia Phones, and Metal Heads

The most Finland thing you'll see all day.

A Brief History of the Guy Fawkes Mask

How the iconic visage came to be.

10 Things Banned in Other Countries, but Legal in the U.S.

Babies in Canada have to learn to walk the old-fashioned way.

Chinese Rulers Once Predicted the Future With These Ancient Carved Bones

Over the years, oracle bones have provided scholars with detailed records of China's Shang Dynasty period.

Welcome to One of the World's Last Matriarchal Societies

For centuries, this tiny island off the coast of Estonia has been run by women.

A Chart That Diagrams Closing Sentences From Classic Novels

The closing lines of novels are grammatically different than their opening lines. Here's how.

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Who's Buried in Westminster Abbey?

London's Westminster Abbey is not only a grand and glorious place of worship, but also the final resting place of hundreds of history's most famous figures.

9 Movies That Were Changed for International Audiences

It’s easy for the details of a movie to get lost in translation. So filmmakers adapt.

The Architects Behind 6 of America's Most Famous Buildings

While we generally know a great deal about their most famous buildings, most people don’t know much about these 6 men behind the blueprints.

Americans Are Becoming Less Social

20 Adult Camps for the Young At Heart

When a presidential candidate says adults in America are suffering from a "fun deficit," you know it's time to take the issue seriously. The following 20 camps are alternative ways to spend your allotted vacation time.

15 of the Best Pages from the Google Cultural Institute

11 Versions of “Average Joe” From Other Countries

Whether it's Joe Schmo, Fred Nurk, or Vasya Pupkin, every country needs a way to talk about just “some guy.”

27 Temporarily Banned Episodes of Popular TV Shows

Over the years, a number of TV series have removed specific episodes from their rerun schedules. Some eventually return to the airwaves, while others may be serving a lifetime ban.

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