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Black Pete, The Dutch Christmas Character That Wears Blackface

Every year, thousands of people line the streets across the Netherlands to celebrate the festival of Saint Nicholas, or, as he is better known, Sinterklaas. The story of Sinterklaas has been celebrated throughout Europe since the Middle Ages. He is a robed, white-bearded man who visits good children on December 5 to lavish them with

Black September And The Tragic Story Of The Munich Massacre

Wikimedia CommonsA masked member of the Black September terrorist group stands on the balcony of the apartment where the group held its hostages during the Munich Massacre. For less than 24 hours in the summer of 1972, eight terrorists held 11 hostages and the attention of the entire world.

Entire Ghost Towns Are For Sale In Spain's Countryside

Like this gallery?Share it: Abandoned centuries-old properties that await new ownership dot the Spanish countryside now. These Spanish ghost villages often need a lot of TLC, but an entire hamlet can be bought for as little as $96,000.

Florida Man Arrested For Trying To Cross Atlantic In A Hamster Wheel

Flagler County Sheriffs OfficeReza Baluchi has attempted to run across water on four separate occasions. A Florida man was just arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard after he attempted to run to London in a homemade, hamster wheel-like vessel.

Guadeloupe Archaeologists Find 113 Ancient Taino Graves In Historic First

INRAPBurial No. 67, whose subject was buried in a semi-seated position like dozens of others. In preparation for a future housing project, officials in Gran-Terre, Guadeloupe, asked government researchers to comb the site for anything historically significant that could be erased. Although finding salvageable remains in the acidic soil of the volcanic region was unlikely,