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Culture & Society Ghastly Gourmet: 7 unconventional Halloween dishes from around the globe October 30, 2023
Culture & Society Halloween monsters: The myths and folklore behind Halloween’s most infamous figures October 27, 2023
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Culture & Society There’s a museum in Japan that honors rocks which resemble human faces October 21, 2023
Culture & Society Celebrities that have secretly published scientific research March 1, 2023 - Updated on April 28, 2023
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Culture & Society Hikikomori, the Japanese phenomenon of extreme social isolation is going global January 20, 2023 - Updated on April 29, 2023
Culture & Society Who is the best chess player in history? It depends how you look at it January 4, 2023 - Updated on May 23, 2023
Culture & Society The pagan origin and history of the Christmas tree December 9, 2022 - Updated on December 11, 2023
Culture & Society Vinylon — how a material made from coal, alcohol, and limestone became the clothing default in North Korea November 8, 2022 - Updated on May 8, 2023
Culture & Society 14 Japanese concepts that will help you see life in a different light November 1, 2022 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Culture & Society Did Vikings ever wear horned helmets? Not really, but here’s why people think they did October 24, 2022 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Culture & Society Most fans don’t know it but Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver exists for real. Well, sort of September 15, 2022 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Culture & Society The deep, long-lasting, and sometimes bizarre symbolism of the Eye of Horus June 29, 2022 - Updated on May 2, 2023
Art and Music Brutalist architecture and its unusual, raw appeal May 15, 2022 - Updated on May 2, 2023
Art and Music How modern architecture transformed our landscape, according to experts April 19, 2022 - Updated on May 8, 2023
Culture & Society What is Daylight Savings Time, how it came to be, and why we should probably get rid of it March 17, 2022 - Updated on May 8, 2023
Culture & Society What is cyberpunk — and are we already living in it? January 6, 2022 - Updated on May 2, 2023
Culture & Society SciFi futuristic weapons that already exist now November 26, 2021 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Culture & Society Retro-futurism and why it matters: a foray into alternative futures seen from the past September 28, 2021 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Culture & Society From animal intestines to fighting HIV: the important history of the humble condom August 23, 2021 - Updated on July 20, 2023
Culture & Society How a deaf Beethoven discovered bone conduction by attaching a rod to his piano and clenching it in his teeth May 26, 2021 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Culture & Society What is the Loch Ness monster: myth or kernel of truth? March 23, 2021 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Culture & Society Christmas myths: The Krampus, Santa’s evil twin December 24, 2020 - Updated on December 21, 2023
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Culture & Society The spicy history of how pumpkin spice got so popular October 15, 2020 - Updated on May 8, 2023
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