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Previously Unknown Imperial Roman City Uncovered at Foot of Pyrenees Mountains

Archaeologists have confirmed that ruins located on the southern slopes of the Pyrenees mountain range in Spain once formed a massive imperial Roman city with its own infrastructure, water supply system, sewers, public monuments, and possibly a temple.  Experts wrote in a report that the Roman city was “of urban character” and featured “buildings of […]

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Mountain ridge at the Spanish Pyrenees seen from Panticosa, Huesca, Alto Gallego, Aragon

“Auld Lang Syne”: Behind the History of the Song and Why We Sing It on New Year’s Eve

The song “Auld Lang Syne” is all but inescapable on the night of December 31, indelibly intertwined with New Year’s celebrations in many English-speaking countries. But where did it come from, and what does it mean? The phrase “Auld Lang Syne” is from the 18th-century Scots language, and translates to “old long since,” or more

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The original letter featuring the lyrics of "Auld Lang Syne" by the hand writing of Scottish poet Robert Burns is on display at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York, December 9, 2011. The letter, written in 1793 by Burns to his’ publisher George Thomson, is the song that at the stroke of midnight at the New Year, millions of people around the globe belt out, making it the most widely recognized song on the planet after “Happy Birthday”.

Inside the History of Santa’s Reindeer and How They Got Their Names

It’s hard to imagine Santa Claus without his nine flying reindeer. But although the real-life St. Nicholas’ roots date back to the fourth century and Greco-Roman Lycia, the notion of the legendary character’s sleigh, and the magical creatures that drive it, is relatively new. The first mention of a sleigh as Santa’s mode of transport

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Reindeer standing in snow in winter landscape of Finnish Lapland, Finland

The Best of 2022: Watch 19 Viral Videos That Made Us Smile This Year

This year, we had the pleasure of watching and sharing hundreds of touching, adorable, and often downright hilarious videos across our Instagram and Facebook accounts. (If you don’t already, give us a follow!) The best part of the process? Seeing our social media followers like, comment, connect with, and, ultimately, make these feel-good moments from

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Meet the Posh, Prize-Winning Pets of Senegal: Ladoum Sheep

Recently proclaimed to be “the world’s most expensive sheep” by National Geographic, the Ladoum sheep of Senegal compete in annual televised beauty pageants and are known to fetch upward of $10,000 each. In some cases, it’s considerably more: a purchase price of just over $80,000 was allegedly once recorded. To be sure, Ladoum sheep are

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Ahead of Eid al-Adha in Senegal, a man poses with a Ladoum sheep

Something Old, Something New: Designer Modernizes Hand-Me-Down Wedding Dresses for Brides

“Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”: The tradition, based on a 19th century Old English rhyme, encourages brides to incorporate one thing from each category into their weddings for good luck and a happy marriage. Dallas-based wedding dress designer Lovell Cox has given the saying a new meaning by reconstructing old family wedding

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Bumblebees “Play,” First-of-Its Kind Study Finds: “It Is Mind-Blowing”

Bumblebees are known for being excellent workers, helping to maintain and operate a nest while also pollinating plants and flowers. But accomplishing tasks isn’t the only thing these social little buzzers do — they enjoy playtime, too. In a first-of-its-kind study led by Queen Mary University of London and published in Animal Behaviour, researchers found

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Bumblebee on the red flower.

Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, and More: Inside Other Winter Holidays Celebrated Around Christmastime

Carols are playing on the radio and in stores, homes are decked out with colorful lights and displays, and vehicles can be spotted with green spruces or pines on their roofs — all signifiers that it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as the old Bing Crosby song goes.  Christmas, observed annually on December

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