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122 random fun facts to have on hand at your next dinner party
Cosmo via Yahoo News· 1 week agoOur free time is precious, so usually we want to spend it wisely. As in, eating, drinking, sleeping,...
Fact Check: Rumor Says 'Rock-a-Bye Baby' Nursery Rhyme Originated from Muskogee Tribe. Here's What...
Snopes via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoFacebook user Johnny D Baptist Claim: The "Rock-a-bye Baby" nursery rhyme originated from the Native...
A brief history of Esperanto, the 135-year-old language of peace hated by Hitler and Stalin alike
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoCreated in Europe during a time of intercultural struggle and strife, Esperanto was meant as a...
People Are Sharing The Most Hilarious Miscommunications They Experienced While Traveling
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLanguage barriers are a very real part of traveling to a different country, and miscommunications...
Beyoncé added to latest edition of French dictionary Le Petit Larousse
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoBeyoncé will be added to the latest edition of the French encyclopaedic dictionary Le Petit...
I traveled on a double-decker train between France and Switzerland at 199mph. See inside the TGV...
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoThe author, the TGV Lyria, and its café car.Pete Syme/Business Insider I traveled on the TGV Lyria...
Where Did The Term ‘Scab’ Come From?
HuffPost Life via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoTwo young strike sympathizers on roller skates in the U.S. circa 1910s. Labor unions have made big headlines this year thanks to organized activity like...
What to Do If You See a Menu Item You Can't Pronounce — But You Really Want to Order It
Food & Wine via Yahoo News· 2 months agoEven if you order the "stripe steak," you'll still get what you're craving. miodrag ignjatovic /...
What, Exactly, Is Arrachera Steak?
Mashed via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWith so many cuts of beef and ways to cook them, you might have a figurative cow trying to distinguish them all. For instance, do you know what arrachera...
Raleigh philanthropist and art patron Assad Meymandi has died
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoRaleigh psychiatrist Assad Meymandi, a patron of the arts in North Carolina who believed engaging...