The History Behind Hungary’s Great Synagogue
Budapest’s Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe, easily accommodating 3,000 worshippers. Beyond being a monumental ar...
Budapest’s Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe, easily accommodating 3,000 worshippers. Beyond being a monumental ar...
Soaring skyscrapers dominate Singapore’s skyline, but the city-state’s older structures—historic churches, temples and heritage buildings—are also ge...
For the past 850 years, the Ogasawara family has been teaching the ancient samurai ritual of yabusame—a style of combat involving archery on h...
Electric cars may seem like a contemporary, eco-friendly concept, but did you know they made a brief appearance in 19th-century New York City? Back in...
Located just outside of Rovaniemi City is Kotisaari, one of Finland’s tiniest islands. Measuring only 820 feet long and 200 feet wide, this sleepy lo...
In the early 1900s, Florence Lawrence was one of the most recognizable women in America. She starred in over 300 silent films and is credited as being...
In this reel, meet runners going the distance (and then some). One ultrarunner breaks records while another breaks stereotypes, the world’s fastest b...
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Some of the most ordinary things have origins that are a little bit extraordinary. We learn about the high schooler responsible for today's American...
In the heart of Magdeburg, Germany, is a mosaic superstructure known as the Green Citadel. Equipped with residential apartments, shops, cafes, hotels...
Imagine life without alarm clocks. Workdays would start at noon, breakfast would be brunch, and no one would make it to class before the first bell....
Alejandra Fierro Eleta, aka Gladys Palmera, has had an affinity for Latin music ever since she was a little girl. After spending a year in Panama at...