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October 28, 2020

XI’AN: THE TERRACOTTA WARRIORS

UNDERGROUND ARMY DISCOVERED BY CHANCE. Xi’an, one of the most important cultural

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October 28, 2020

CHECKPOINT CHARLIE

EAST BERLIN It’s just a white shed and a stack of sandbags filled with

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October 27, 2020

TRIALS OF “THE GIANT”

AS IL GIGANTE The world’s most famous statue after Lady Liberty,

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October 27, 2020

ARGENTINA: GOD OF TANGO

AS ARGENTINES JOKE, “GARDEL SINGS BETTER EVERY DAY.” You don’t have to be in

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October 26, 2020

THOMAS À BECKET

“WHO WILL RID ME OF THIS MEDDLESOME PRIEST?” Without Thomas à Becket

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October 26, 2020

BEER IN GERMANY

GERMANY BY BEER “Beer isn’t just a beverage,” Germans say with a

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October 23, 2020

MICHELANGELO’S DAVID: A TALE OF TWO NOSES

WHY YOU WILL NEVER LOOK AT DAVID’S NOSE THE SAME WAY. Everyone was a critic in

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October 23, 2020

BRAZIL: SAINTS AT THE DEVILS THROAT

“HERE LIES FATHER JUAN, A GOOD MAN.” A small bronze plaque at Iguassu

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October 22, 2020

LAND’S END

“LAND’S END TO JOHN O’GROATS” It’s easy to imagine

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October 22, 2020

WARTBURG CASTLE

LUTHER’S ERFURT & WARTBURG CASTLE In Erfurt, Martin Luther was an

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October 21, 2020

PARTYING WITH THE POPES

THE POPES OF AVIGNON KNEW HOW TO PARTY The Popes of Avignon certainly knew how to

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October 21, 2020

GRAND CANYON: THE FIRST WHITE WATER TRIP

WHAT DO NEIL ARMSTRONG AND JOHN WESLEY POWELL HAVE IN COMMON? Today, the raft

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