They have paprika flavored potato chips in Germany.

Many Russians grew up in dense housing blocks, where children ran wild in closed central courtyards. Cul-de-sac translates in Russian as tupik – a word that evokes vulnerability and danger, a dead end with no escape.

“Sahnoan” is a Native American word meaning “healthy one.”

The art of Tuvan throat singing is a style in which one or more pitches sound simultaneously over a fundamental pitch. The base pitch of a Tuvan throat singer is typically around a G below middle C.

The first bikinis were spotted on Minoan cave walls from 1600 BC: female gymnasts in two-piecers.

This article appears in July 3 • 2015.

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