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The country where it’s still 2016
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 2 weeks agoOn September 11, Ethiopians will officially celebrate the beginning of the year 2017. So why is this East African country’s calendar seven years and...
GOP Rep. Compares Trump’s Conviction To Nazis' Rise To Power In 1930s Germany
HuffPost via Yahoo News UK· 3 weeks ago“The similarities to what the Democrat Party has been doing, they cannot be denied,” Rep. Derrick...
Look up: the world's most spectacular ceilings
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFrom Roman domes and Renaissance frescoes to medieval tilework and modern art installations, there are some awesome ceilings out there if you put your...
Why do we celebrate Halloween in the UK? Origins and meanings of the spooky tradition
GoodtoKnow via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHalloween parade. As we gear up to celebrate Halloween by locating last year's costumes and choosing...
2024 is a leap year. Here's what that means — and why we still have them.
Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 29 is leap day. (Charlie Riedel/AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday, Feb. 29 is leap day — that's...
April Fools’ Day: Why do we prank each other on April 1?
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoThe time of pranks and hijinks is almost upon us once again. Every year on April 1, people all over...
Why does a leap year have 366 days?
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoLeap Day is coming. Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda/iStock, via Getty images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question...
What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoThe thing to know is that leap year exists, in large part, to keep the months in sync with annual...
Texan princess evicted from Rome villa, Caravaggio stays
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoA Texas-born princess piled her four yapping bichon frise dogs into a taxi Thursday after being...
Why do we celebrate Halloween? From its origins to trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving
Yahoo Life UK· 2 years agoAre you taking the kids trick-or-treating this Halloween? (Getty Images) Jupiterimages via Getty...
