Every March 17, the world puts on green and raises a glass to Ireland. But behind the shamrocks and parades is a culture that takes its superstitions seriously... or at least used to. History states that most of these come from centuries of Celtic paganism, early Christianity, famine survival, and

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Did you know that Korean family terms reflect how the society is structured around age, gender, and family hierarchy? In fact, the same English word like "uncle" can have four or five different Korean equivalents depending on which side of the family the person is from, whether they

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Ever stopped to think about how funny English speakers must sound to speakers of other languages when they say "there’s a frog in my throat" or "I'm going to spill the beans"? Add to the fact that the pronunciation will be butchered, and

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