The saying goes that history is written by the winners, but what happens when none of the winners can agree on what…
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Countries
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The world’s powers have to be ready for anything. After all, war could break out at any moment, and they have to…
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The world’s oldest countries take great pride in how long they have been successful nations, nation-states, or republics. Even if they aren’t…
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Beyond the stereotypes we have for the world, how do other countries see each other? Representing every continent but North America, here…
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The word “boondoggle,” meaning an extravagant and useless project, is derived from the Boy Scouts’ practice of “boondoggling,” or braiding and knotting…
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We know that the geography of a country has a huge role to play in its social and economic progress. Quite a…
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What makes a nation? Over the years, sovereign states have taken many forms and enjoyed widely disparate levels of international recognition. Some…
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In 1948, the United Nations created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document would serve as a guideline to all nations…
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The 19th and 20th centuries were a period of unprecedented change in human history. In 1807, the Napoleonic Wars were raging; in…
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Lifestyle
10 Weirdest Menu Items from American Fast Food Chains in Other Countries
by Brian Seppby Brian SeppFor better or worse, Americans tend to think of themselves as the biggest junk-food consumers in the world. While one glance down…