Category Archives: Culture

In Switzerland, it’s a tradition to light candles on the Christmas tree

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Why Is Magdalene College Pronounced “Maudlin”?

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The Origin of Old Sayings

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District (@district.magazine) | Imagine walking into a random pub in Tokyo and you get ambushed by a Japanese Céilí.

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Photos of children who didn’t pass the “one drop” rule and were slaves, eventually emancipated in New Orleans, from Harper’s Weekly, 30 of January of 1864.

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Where does the term hat-trick come from?

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BBC Radio 4 – Soul Music, Benedictus

With its message of peace, Karl Jenkins’s Benedictus brings solace in hard times. Sir Karl Jenkins’ Benedictus is the penultimate movement from his anti-war mass, The Armed Man. Written twenty-five years ago this year and performed over three thousand times, … Continue reading

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When one door closes… #funny #language #phrases

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Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

31 Oct 2024 Historian Mikki Brock joins WIRED to answer the internet’s bubbling cauldron of questions about witches, witchcraft, and witch hunting through the ages. Can men be witches or only women? Do witches really cast spells and create potions? … Continue reading

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6 British Things That Are Actually American

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