Arts & Culture
The Real Reason Hotel Rooms Have Bibles
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Arts & CultureFact23The “Guinness Book of Records” was created to settle arguments in pubs.
In 1954, Hugh Beaver, the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, began research on a new book of records meant to help settle pub arguments. The idea stemmed from a…
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Arts & CultureArticle26Who Portrayed Abraham Lincoln Most Accurately?
Only one person has been portrayed on-screen more than Abraham Lincoln, and he doesn’t actually exist: Sherlock Holmes. Honest Abe has been inspiring filmmakers since 1908, when Van Dyke Brooke…
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Arts & CultureArticle26Why Do We Throw Rice at Weddings?
If you’ve been to a few weddings, you probably know the flow by now: the vows, the kiss, and then the party, with a few time-honored traditions woven in. One…
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Arts & CultureArticle144Why Do We Call Them ‘Ivy League’ Schools?
“Ivy League” is a term that evokes images of the hallowed vine-covered walls of some of the most elite educational institutions in the world. The Northeastern United States is home…






