james burton

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There are 2,208 billionaires in the world.

World Facts

How Many Billionaires Are There in the World?

A photo of a poster in Thailand warning tourists to interact with Thai culture appropriately. Editorial credit: Sombat Muycheen / Shutterstock.com.

World Facts

What is Cultural Appropriation?

Sorb women in traditional festive attire at a carnival in Turnow, a village in Lower Lusatia in the German state of Brandenburg near the Polish border.

Society

The Sorb People - Cultures of the World

Prague's Dancing House (a.k.a. the "Fred & Ginger"), was completed in 1996, and is said to resemble a dancing couple. The building houses an insurance firm.

Society

The Czech People - Cultures of the World

Today, the site of the Battle of Khe Sanh is a combat musuem, with displays of items, such as this U.S. Army Chinook helicopter, used in combat there.

Society

The Battle of Khe Sanh: The Vietnam War

Count Ernst von Manfeld's wisdom from fighting the Ottomans proved decisive in his victory at Pilsen.

Society

The Siege of Pilsen: The Thirty Years' War

Boer soldiers fighting from the trenches during the battle in Mafeking.

Society

The Siege of Mafeking: The Second Boer War

Alexander the Great depicted at the Battle of Issus against Darius III of Persia in 333 BC, as part of a larger Roman floor mosaic dating from around 100 BC.

Society

Alexander the Great - World Leaders in History

The "Cathedral" section of the Waitomo caves involves a series of stalactites shaped like the inside of a church, through which one can see the illuminated caves of the glowworms in the distance.

Travel

The Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand - Unique Places around the World

Weddell Seals are highly social animals. They prefer to travel in packs and, when not migrating in search of food, they mostly sleep.

Environment

Weddell Seal Facts: Animals of Antarctica

A plaque commemorating the victory at Harlem Heights 185 years after its original occurrence.

Society

The Battle of Harlem Heights: The American Revolutionary War

An 1852 depiction of British General John Burgoyne at the end of the battles of Saratoga surrendering to the Continental American forces.

Society

The Battle of Saratoga: The American Revolutionary War

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