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February Is a Gloomy Month, So Why Not Take a Vacation?

New Orleans Mardi Gras Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is synonymous with New Orleans – it began to be celebrated in the city just a few years after its founding in 1718.

The World Is Full of Amazing Festivals...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana The day before the Christian celebration of Ash Wednesday, the crazy carnival of Mardi Gras begins to take over the city of New Orleans.

Sorry, TOO Busy For Cuddles - 14 Cute Service Dogs

When you're at work but it's also Mardi Gras... Related Article: These Hard-Working Pups Make the World a Better Place 12. This beekeeping dog detects infected beehives by smell. 13. Talk about dedication!

Have You Been Believing These Christmas Myths Too?

In various European cultures, these twelve days were celebrated with festivities and revelry similar to those associated with Mardi Gras. 7 Christmas Myths That Some People Really Believe misconceptions, Christmas tree, Santa Claus, christmas mythology, myths and facts, christmas myths, christmas misconceptions

Learn Which Foods the British Royal Family Avoids and Why

Foie Gras Foie Gras is a controversial food in general, due to the cruelty imposed on ducks and geese in the production process. Prince Charles, who is famous for being environmentally conscious, banned the high-class pate for the royal menu altogether.

You Wouldn't Believe How Expensive These 10 Ordinary Foods Are

The Devilish Hamburger: $666 Mackenzie Keegan In case you're wondering how a hamburger could possibly cost this much, here's what you'd be paying for: the patty, made of Kobe beef covered in gold leaf, Gruyere cheese, a special BBQ sauce, Himalayan rock salt, caviar, foie gras, lobster and truffles.

8 Food Ingredients That Are BANNED Outside of the US

Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) This food additive has long been banned in Europe and Japan, but in the US, it’s labeled as “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS. Health concerns surrounding BVO stem from one ingredient: bromine.

Would You Eat From the Most Expensive Menu in the World?

This rich soup is full of white alba truffles, a foie gras broth and hand-raised bean sprouts, all for the price of $5,000. For dessert, you can take a bite out of the cake from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's 1937 wedding .

10 Common French Loanwords You’re Probably Mispronouncing

Coup de Grâce Source: Steve Evans How we pronounce it: coo de gra How it’s pronounced: coo de grahss Staying on the grisly topic of execution, this is a rather amusing case of what’s called hypercorrection, a mispronunciation born out of a desire to say the word the “proper” and “authentic” way.

What Did the Earliest Photographs Look Like?

The First Photograph Ever (1827) source Taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce, this haunting snap is known as ‘View from the Window at Le Gras’. This first foray into the new art/technology of photography caused a great sensation.

When it Comes to Topiary Gardens, These Are Magnificent

Marqueyssac You can find this lovely garden in the Périgord region of France, where, after feasting on some foie gras and truffles, you can walk off your meal on the beautiful paths of this enchanted place.

See the Most Iconic USA Foods From the Last 10 Decades

The extravagant dish, which consists of beef foie gras and puff pastry, was far more popular in America than it ever was in the United Kingdom despite the popular myth that it was named after an English Duke. 1970s: Smoothies Despite being invented in the 1930s, it would be another 40 years before smoothies

What Did the Earliest Photographs Look Like?

The First Photograph Ever (1827) source Taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce, this haunting snap is known as ‘View from the Window at Le Gras’. This first foray into the new art/technology of photography caused a great sensation.

6 Amazing Technologies That May Transform Our Tomorrow

Yuki Hanyu from IntegriCulture is making foie gras using chicken liver cells. The Japanese firm claims that the product, which is being touted as 'clean meat', could be commercially available by 2021. This has the potential to make this clean meat cheaper than conventional meat in the future.