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How the Hamburger Became the World’s Favourite Sandwich

One of the few foods you can find at both fast-food drive-throughs and Michelin-starred restaurants, burgers are, well, king.

Seeing Three Drowning Women, This Quick-Thinking Waiter Dove Into the Icy River

Despite having no lifesaving training, Paul Blachut knew he had to everything he could to rescue them.


A Powerful Act of Kindness Meant the World to This Postwar Immigrant Family

My family's experience as postwar refugees in Germany had been difficult; arriving in Canada was a different story.


Why Does Oktoberfest Start in September?

Why doesn’t October get all the glory?


Inside the $8 Billion Airport That’s Been Abandoned for 7 Years

The Berlin Brandenburg Airport was originally scheduled to open in 2010. What went wrong?