Recently, more and more illegal immigrants are trying to sneak into their chosen country, and they are becoming increasingly inventive in their choice of 'delivery' methods. Another proof of this is…
The Chinese have once again amazed the world: the owner of one enterprise, billionaire Li Jinyuan, paid for a trip to Europe for all his employees. It would seem, what's so special? The special thing…
Recently, a Czech citizen named Vít Jedlička officially announced to the world that a new country has appeared in Europe – the Free Republic of Liberland (Svobodná republika Liberland). It already…
If you are served fried ants with pine nuts, just tell yourself that you won’t die from it. That’s the advice the BBC Capital correspondent received when he first attended a real Chinese banquet in…
Venice lost another ancient tradition. Gondoliers were forced to put license plates on their boats, like owners of all other vehicles. One can understand the Venetian authorities. The number of…
Activists for the legalization of weed in the US celebrate another victory. The city of Berkeley has passed a law requiring local medical marijuana dispensaries to give away at least two percent of…
With the onset of autumn, many have started thinking about a vacation in warm countries. Travel agencies offer a wide selection of warm countries, including countries with Muslim faith. Such…
If you find yourself in New York and have a desire to see something that not everyone has seen, yet at the same time something you wouldn't be ashamed to tell about upon returning home, then such a…
In France, representatives of the order of even-toed ungulates have repeatedly made the news in recent days. All three heroes of these news items belonged to different biological species and found…
Perhaps residents of Russia are used to goblins: many of our compatriots believe that these creatures regularly ruin their lives and surround them on public transport, at work, in cinemas, cafes, and…
The longest word of the German language currently in circulation, Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz, meaning 'Law on the transfer of the function of supervision of…
The famous groundhog forecaster was sentenced to death, but then pardoned. The groundhog Phil, who lives in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, makes the news every year. This is the tradition: on February…