The word “boondoggle,” meaning an extravagant and useless project, is derived from the Boy Scouts’ practice of “boondoggling,” or braiding and knotting…
Countries
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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…
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Exchanges of gifts, or simply giving gifts is an old tradition between nations, dating back to the ancients. Emissaries between governments often…
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Lifestyle
10 Times Countries Were Banned from Olympic Games. This is a list of countries that have been banned from the Olympics.
by Brian Seppby Brian SeppSince ancient Greece, the Olympic Games have pitted athletes from across the planet in various team-based and individual sports to bring glory…
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They say everyone has one thing they’re good at. The same can be said for countries, too. There’s a country out there…
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