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How Eggs Are Eaten Around The World
Eggs are one of the most inexpensive sources of protein in the world. Whether you like them scrambled for breakfast, on your sandwich for lunch, in your soup for dinner, or baked for dessert, there are many uses for an egg. Let's take a look at 18 ways eg...
3 Minute Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
Why buy your Teriyaki sauce, when you can make it homemade? Teriyaki sauce is perfect with grilled chicken, for marinades, stir-fried noodles, tofu and etc... This sauce is very quick to make! Sauce ready in 3 minutes! You can replace unrefined sugar with...
Top 15 STRANGE Rides from Around the World
There are plenty of unique flat rides out there. But over the years, we have seen even more of these rides. From the defunct to the still-operating, here are the Top 15 Strangest Rides.
Why the Dragon is Central to Chinese Culture
The Chinese dragon is one of the world’s most globally recognized monsters. Playing a major role throughout Chinese history, they were both creators and destroyers and controlled the elements. They've influenced everything from politics to religion—what i...
Why Are Cats Mythology’s Most Popular Creatures?
Not quite deities and definitely not human, cats have stalked our cultural imagination since ancient times. As demons, defenders, evil sidekicks, and sleek companions, they play many roles in culture and myth. But what makes cats so enduring, and what doe...
The Fates: Greek Mythology's Most Powerful Deities
Dr. Moiya McTier and Dr. Emily Zarka bring their unmatched expertise in Mythology and Folklore to this new PBS Digital series, FATE and FABLED. The show digs into the stories and characters of mythologies, both ancient and modern, from all around the worl...
Why Magical Realism is a Global Phenomenon
Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, magical realism in literature and other media combines fantasy elements with concrete realities to make statements about the world we live in. In this episode, we explore its roots, lay out the tenets of the...
The Dark Origins of Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel is one of the most famous fairy tales of the Western world, and contains one of the most notorious witches.
The Macabre Origins of the Grim Reaper
There are fewer images of Death personified than the scythe-wielding skeletal form of the Grim Reaper. But where did it come from? You may have heard that this haunting figure emerged as a result of the Black Plague, but that’s only a fraction of the stor...
