Humans have a tendency to turn any activity into a competition. Otherwise, we wouldn’t ever see an eating contest. This one looks like a lot more fun. Combat Juggling is not exactly new, but it still hasn’t g...

In the west African country of Benin, 17% of the population follows the voodoo religion. An annual voodoo festival brings out the fanciest fashions used in voodoo rites.The idea of the festival is to strengthen the bond...

Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedi...  ...y, birthday cakes and candles had taken on a more festive feel. A 1799 letter by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...

Tomohiro Matsu, a prominent manga author, died on May 2. There was an outpouring of grief by those who knew him, especially those who worked with Matsu on his manga projects, many of which were adapted into animes.Recent...

For over 140 years, the world’s premiere horse race has taken place in Kentucky: the Kentucky Derby, always the first Saturday in May. In that time, many traditions have grown up around the event: the roses, the ha...

Mothers' Day is this Sunday. You didn't forget tha...  ...needs is a bit of floral decoration to give it a festive

The Governors Ball Music Festival is June 3-5 in New York City. Like many music festivals (as well as fairs, carnivals, and hospitals), the ticket is a wristband. These wristbands are made to be used once, and the only w...

May first is often called May Day, but that means different things depending on what country you’re in and what century it is. Two posts at the National Museum of American History’s blog explain the complicat...

Nobody’s home -it’s time to make your move! A pair of scissors is determined to escape the kitchen, and he’s taking the other office supplies with him![https://vimeo.com/161458411] (vimeo link)This shor...

The bad news is that Elliot was not able to rescue E.T. and ensure that he got back home.The good news is that E.T. is delicious!(Photos: Bengt Pettersson and Helga Steppan)Eating E.T. is an occasional project by Terje &...