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Four Swedish air force pilots received U.S. Air Medals here during a ceremony on Nov. 28, 2018, recognizing their actions that took place over 31 years ago. Until last year the details of their

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When New Zealand was colonized in the 1800s, the ancient Māori practice of moko kauae—or sacred female facial tattooing—began to fade away. Now the art form is having a resurgence. Here's what it means to stamp your identity on your face.

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US rock band Metallica have achieved a new Guinness World Records noscript after becoming the first musical act to play a concert on all seven of Earth's continents.

Long before you could buy them by the can, only the extremely wealthy could afford pineapples. Monarchs such as Louis XV and Catherine the Great enjoyed eating the sweet fruit, which came to symbolize luxury and opulence.