June 20 marked the summer solstice, the longest day of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. While many of us simply enjoy the extra sunlight, cultures around the world have long...
Read More >>June 19, 1865, marked a turning point in American history. Though the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed over two years earlier, it wasn’t until Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, that the last enslaved African...
Read More >>Do people lie more in some countries than others? Well… it depends on who and where you’re asking. In more individualistic cultures like the US or Austria, honesty is often treated as a moral absolute....
Read More >>They might not take up much space on the map, but these mini nations pack in plenty of culture, history, and surprises. Vatican City The world’s smallest country is less than half a square kilometer,...
Read More >>History was made last week when the new pope was announced and for the first time ever, he's from the United States! But what caught people’s attention just as much as his nationality was how he introduced...
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