A Town In Northern Japan Says It’s Home To The “Tomb Of Christ”
There’s a town in northern Japan that bills itself as the actual hometown of Jesus, and points visitors to a place named the tomb or grave of Christ. Not the Easter story most of us have heard.
In Sweden And Finland, The Thursday Before Easter Is The Time For Trick-Or-Treating Witches
We're just a few days away from Easter for many people around the world. For kids in Finland and Sweden, the Thursday before Easter is itself a pretty important time: it’s when they turn themselves into witches.
On The Micronesian Island Of Yap, Huge Stone Discs Are Used As Money
This is Money Smart Week, so we're going to look at what exactly money is and what it means, by looking at a kind of money on a Pacific island made out of huge stones.
A Museum In Virginia Is Home To A Ham From 1902
It's National Ham Day, so we've got the story of a ham in Smithfield, Virginia that’s stood the test of time for over 120 years.
Don Calhoun, The Fan Who Hit The Chicago Bulls’ “Million Dollar Shot”
Lots of teams have fans try really difficult challenges to win big prizes. Nearly all of them come up short, but today in 1993, a guy in Chicago stepped onto the Bulls' home court for a million dollar shot… and made it.
America’s Oldest Board Game Was A Road Trip Through The Early US
It’s National Board Game Day, and we’re going back to the very beginning, the very first board game in US history. Though explaining which game was the very first is slightly complicated.