100,000 Free Tulips Are Yours for the Picking on Saturday for American Tulip Day
If you're a self-proclaimed flower-lover, then what better way to celebrate the beginning of March than picking up a free bouquet of tulips?
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Woman Shares Home With 90 Rescue Animals She Named After Lord of the Rings Characters
If anything can be said about this 31-year-old dogsitter from Georgia, it's that she loves animals and she loves Lord of the Rings.
For the First Time in 21 Years, Copyrighted Works Enter the Public Domain: 'The drought is over'
Due to a piece of legislation that was passed in 1998, there have not been copyrighted works added to the public domain in 21 years - until now.
Hero of Hanukkah Touches Down at School
The kids at the Hebrew Academy of Huntington Beach could barely contain their excitement Tuesday as a sword- and shield-wielding Judah Maccabee — the hero in the story of Hanukkah — stepped from the Los Angeles Police Department helicopter that had just landed on their playground.
Color-bombs Fill India's Beautiful Holi Festival of Spring
The major Holi festival of India was celebrated last week -- a riot of color and and gaiety marking the coming of Spring, the season of hope and joy. Family and strangers rush with excitement down every street corner pouring colored powders on passers by.
World Smile Day Today Honors Artist Behind the Smiley Face
The bright yellow smiley face is one of the most recognizable, iconic symbols across the globe. What many people don't know is that the original smiley face - which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year - was actually created, not in the way depicted in the humorous 1994 Forest Gump scene, but in Massachusetts by local artist, Harvey Ball.
Muslims Host Easter Services for Churchless Christian Congregation
A California mosque broke religious barriers today when, for the first time, it allowed a Christian congregation inside to hold Easter services, after it had lost its lease.
College Gal Uses Signing Bonus to Fly Host Family from Africa to See Her Graduate
Two sets of proud parents from opposite ends of the world met for the first time, cheering on a graduating student who studied abroad and won a second family.
Episcopal Church Opens Doors to Muslims
The Rector and congregation of St John's Episcopal Church in Aberdeen have offered the hand of Christian fellowship - and part of their church building - to the hundreds of Muslims attending a neighboring and overcrowded mosque. The Aberdeen mosque is so busy at times that members of the Muslim community were having to pray outside in the wind and rain.
James Patterson Gives a Million Dollars to Independent Bookstores
81 independent bookstores across the United States got an early holiday gift from bestselling author James Patterson, who earlier this year began his campaign to give one million dollars to some 170 booksellers.
Vietnamese Orphan Adopted by U.S. Airman Fulfills Father's Hope Joining the Military he Loved
Air Force officer James Mitchell, overwhelmed by the hardship and destruction he witnessed in Vietnam, decided to visit the Sacred Heart Orphanage. When baby #889 was placed in his arms, he knew it was meant to be. 19 Years after her adoption from the Da Nang orphanage, Kimberly Mitchell chose a career in the Navy to fulfill her fathers wish.
Legacy Pole Honors 20th Anniversary of Haida Nation's Agreement With Canada
For the first time in 130 years, a new pole will be erected in the Gwaii Haanas area, detailing the history of the region and commemorating two landmark agreements that led to the creation of the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and the Haida Heritage Site.
Free Days Offered at French Museums
Many national museums in France, including the venerable Louvre in Paris, will be offering free admission in the coming months. 18 museums will be participating in an experiment to get the public to experience high culture, the country's Culture Ministry announced. (
Surprise! Museums in the U.S. Outnumber Starbucks and McDonald's-Combined
Here's a marvelous reason to admire America. These cultural hubs outnumber Starbucks and McDonald's Combined...
Hollywood Producer Leaves $125 Million to Indiana Town
Elkhart, Indiana was hit pretty hard by the recession of 2008. But now, things will run a lot smoother, after Hollywood producer David Gundlach bequeathed his entire personal fortune to the Elkhart community foundation, which supports the county. Museums, parks and senior care facilities will all benefit from the $125 million dollar gift.
Get Happy: Celebrate the First UN International Day of Happiness
All 193 United Nations member states last year adopted a resolution decreeing March 20 to be the first International Day of Happiness. To celebrate, people all around the world are bringing happiness to others and talking about it on social media networks. The decree followed the first ever UN conference on Happiness and Wellbeing in July 2012.
Mali Locals Saved Some Ancient Manuscripts from Islamists
Preservationists guarding Timbuktu's centuries-old artifacts said that in a large-scale rescue operation early last year, shortly before Islamist militants seized control of the city, thousands of manuscripts were hauled out of the Ahmed Baba Institute to a safe house elsewhere.
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