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Top 10 Unusual International Birthday Gestures

Top 10 Unusual Birthday Gestures

It is of course only human nature to believed that our culture and heritage hit the nails right on the head when it comes to special occasions and birthday rituals, but for those willing to look a little further afield, there is a whole world of interesting and amusing practices going on that hold just [...]

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Top 10 Bizarre Triumph Bras

Top 10 Bizarre Triumph Bras

Few will argue with the fact that bras are cool given their actual purpose. Especially men! But, could bras get any cooler? Well, some creative folks over at Triumph seem to believe so. Triumph International is a widely known (operates in 120 countries around the world) underwear manufacturer that was founded in Germany back at [...]

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Top 10 Odd Things About Adolf Hitler

Top 10 Odd Things About Adolf Hitler

Who is that man over there? The one that just passed. No, don’t tell me you missed it. I’m certain it wasn’t Charlie Chaplin. But… Oh, heck! I’ll just go ahead and say it: I think I just saw Adolf Hitler. Even when you do see Hitler, at least in photographic representations, there is a [...]

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Top 10 Nations with Soft Power

Top 10 Nations with Soft Power

Just over two decades ago, soft power was born. Well, the word at least. Joseph Nye published Bound to Lead in 1990, describing how America exercises hegemonic control over other nations by means of a power that is not directly violent (military, threatening, etc.). This bizarre means of control needs monitoring. Monocle magazine has been [...]

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