5 Curious Things You Didn’t Know About Camping

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The smell of pine. The rustle of leaves underfoot. The flicker of a campfire under the stars. As summer peeks around the corner, so begins the migration of nature lovers everywhere—headed toward the woods, the mountains, the desert, or the coast, wherever the trail calls. Whether you’re pitching a tent...

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Papal Power and Peculiarities: A Wild Ride Through Vatican History

Swiss guards during Pope Francis weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on March 02, 2016
Swiss guards during Pope Francis weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on March 02, 2016
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For centuries, the pope has reigned supreme as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church—no ordinary man, but an absolute monarch. When Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by stepping down in 2013, he didn’t submit a resignation letter or host a farewell press conference. He simply declared it...

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5 Unusual Easter Traditions from Around the World

Easter in the village of Verges, Dance of Death, (Dança de la Mort), Girona province, Catalonia, Spain
Easter in the village of Verges, Dance of Death, (Dança de la Mort), Girona province, Catalonia, Spain
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Every spring, churches bloom with lilies, families gather for brunch, and somewhere out there, someone’s desperately peeling dye-stained eggshells from a not-quite-hard-boiled mess. Easter is here again—a time for reflection, renewal, and, in many corners of the world, downright curious traditions. Sure, for many Christians, Easter is a solemn celebration of...

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10 Crazy Astrology Facts: From Hitler’s Horoscope to Tree Marriages

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In moments of uncertainty—heartbreaks, health scares, career limbo—we often look for something, anything, that might offer a sliver of guidance. A little cosmic reassurance. Enter horoscopes. With one hand clutching a coffee and the other nervously scrolling through our daily forecast, we ask the stars for answers we already suspect,...

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You Sued for Pasta? 5 Weird Lawsuits That Made It to Court

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When we think of lawsuits, most of us picture high-stakes drama—a battle of sharp suits and sharper minds in solemn courtrooms, where justice hangs in the balance. The stakes are often high, and the issues serious. But then, every so often, a case comes along that leaves you wondering if...

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7 Weird Rules You Didn’t Know Existed

San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina - 11 January, 2019: Stray dog sleeping on green lawn next to No dogs sign, Dogs prohibited, curiosities of life, funny photo
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Rules, rules, rules—they’ve surrounded us since childhood. From kindergarten through school, and then into our working lives, it seems like we’re always told what to do. Let’s face it: not many of us love rules. But what about those weird and bizarre ones you’ve probably never heard of? Here are some...

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Not Your Average Mall Crawl: 7 Surprising Shopping Mall Facts

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Shopping malls weren’t always just for grabbing new jeans or a quick snack at the food court. In their prime, malls were bustling social hubs—a destination, not just a retail pit stop. But since their golden age in the ’90s and early 2000s, malls have slowly declined into obscurity. In...

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Tick Tock! 8 Fascinating Facts About Time You Probably Didn’t Know

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Time—it’s that sneaky, invisible thing that’s running the show in our lives. We can’t see it or grab it, but it’s all around us, runs our days, and zooms by quicker than we think. Even though we can’t touch it, time totally messes with our reality in some wild and...

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5 Fascinating Facts About Love That Might Surprise You

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Love, eh? It’s one of those experiences just about everybody’s had at some time or another—sometimes it’s just a passing thing, and sometimes it lingers. It can really give our mood a lift and get our passions burning, but when it leaves, it can clobber us with heartbreak. So what’s...

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