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According to a 2007 study by the University of Iceland, an estimated 62% of the nation believe that the existence of elves is more than a fairy tale.
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In Catalonia, hidden among the traditional nativity characters is a little figure, trousers down, doing his business right in the middle of the holy scene.
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For millennia, warrior Queen Medb was the most intoxicating thing to come out of Oweynagat cave. However, things have changed, thanks to a new beer brewed from its wild yeast.
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Their floral nickname comes from the fact that many Qahtani men traditionally crown their heads with intricate arrangements of herbs, flowers and grasses.
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While most countries only have three meals a day, Taiwan worships food so much that there's a fourth and final meal: the midnight snack, or 'xiaoye' in Chinese.
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Perhaps no dish encapsulates Malacca’s tiny Portuguese community better than debal curry. Once a luxury reserved for Christmastime, it’s become far more common over the years.
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The mysterious statues of San Agustín and underground tombs of Tierradentro, in southern Colombia, are finally rising from the dead after being off-limits for decades.
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