An angel food cake with a mouth-watering salted caramel pecan frosting has won first place and a grand prize at a Pennsylvania cake contest, wowing judges and netizens alike, but none more so than the baker herself. Sheila Suhan of Scottsdale, Westmoreland County, had entered the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s Incredible Angel Food Cake Contest before…
‘Life Is What You Bake It’: Angel Food Cake That Wowed Farm Show Judges Will Make Your Mouth Water
The Loneliest Refuge: WWI Alpine Shelter Embedded in Sheer Rock Face of Italy’s Dolomites
An isolated refuge built into a sheer rock face on a mountain peak in the Italian Dolomites is a sight to behold. Accessible only by hiking a perilous path on foot or helicopter, the refuge was once a military supply store and shelter from the elements during World War I and has been recently restored, putting…
VIDEO: Migrating Gray Whale Gives Birth to Calf in Front of Ecstatic California Whale Watchers
Ecstatic whale watchers off the Southern California coast were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime sight when a migrating gray whale gave birth to her calf just meters away from their boat. A cellphone and drone captured the birth and the first moments of the calf. On Jan. 2, Capt. Dave’s Dana Point Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari was…
Master the Dancefloor: A Gentleman’s Guide to Ballroom Etiquette—From a Classic Manual on Manners
January 15, 2023
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The following is an excerpt from “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness” by Cecil B. Hartley, published by Locke & Bubier in 1875. OF all the amusements open for young people, none is more delightful and more popular than dancing. Lord Chesterfield, in his letters to his son, says: “Dancing is, in itself, a very trifling…
Ireland’s Largest Library Is a 300-Year-Old Treasure Trove With 200,000 Rare Books: PHOTOS
A 300-year-old library chamber in the educational epicenter of Dublin, Ireland, has become world-famous for its stunning interior and treasure trove of rare titles, some of them over a century old. For book lovers of all ages, both the collection and the setting are the stuff of fairy tales. The Long Room at the Old Library…
[VIDEO] Man Reunites With ‘Dinosaur-Looking’ Shoebill Stork He First Met at 10: ‘She’s an Incredible Bird’
A shoebill stork, rescued as a young bird with injuries after Ugandan locals set fire to her habitat, made a huge impression on a visitor from the U.K., a 10-year-old boy from a family of zookeepers. Seventeen years later the pair have been reunited—and the stately stork, whose species is now critically endangered, still inspires…
Ocean Photographer Captures Glassy Waves Frozen in Time, Translucent Walls of Water Backlit by Sunrise
An ex-surfer has turned his passion for the ocean into a profession after becoming a photographer of waves. His careful compositions showcase the jaw-dropping spender of walls of water beautifully backlit by the rising sun. Based in the small seaside town of Margate in South Africa, Terence Pieters has been a marine photographer for two…
VIDEO: Determined Mom Beats Icy Winter Roads by Sledding Her Kids to School
When icy roads made her family’s normal drive to school a dangerous option, a mom of two from New York thought outside the box. She put her two kids onto a sled in their snow gear and buckled up for the most adventurous school ride yet. Charlotte Guernsey, 47, is a realtor, bridal shop, and wedding…
World’s Last Working Fore-Edge Painter Creates ‘Vanishing’ Images on the Gilded Pages of Books
The world’s last known commercial fore-edge painter shares the secrets of his mesmerizing “vanishing” images, painted between the page edges of books, to help keep the magic of his dying craft alive. London-born vanishing fore-edge painter, Martin Frost, paints on the page edges of gold-gilded books. The pages are fanned to reveal his delicate handiwork….
Photographer Captures Incredible Pictures of a Baby Born via Cesarean Section While Still Inside His Amniotic Sac
Warning: This story contains images that some viewers may find distressing A Brazilian birth photographer had a once-in-a-lifetime moment when she attended the cesarean section delivery of a baby boy who was born still inside his amniotic sac. In the brief moments before the sac was pulled away, she snapped a series of incredible photos for the…
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