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New Year’s is one of the oldest of all holidays celebrated, first observed in ancient Babylon about 4,000 years ago. Around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first visible crescent of the new moon after the first day of spring, being a logical time to begin a new year — the [...]

Ruins of an 800 year old Aztec pyramid have been discovered in the heart of Mexico City that archeologists believe could prove the ancient the Aztecs began to develop their civilization in the mountains of central Mexico at least a century earlier than previously considered.

Photo Henry Romero / Reuters
Illustrated in the “Plaza [...]

Is he a pig or a sheep? He IS a pig — just not as we know it. With a touch of the exotic, Boris bears an undeniable resemblance to a sheep from the shoulders down, and a head that distinctly looks a lot like a pig — minus the hair. He is the first [...]

The first penguin baby of the Polarland Park was born there on Sunday afternoon, in the ‘Snow City’ of Harbin — the capital city of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.

The newborn baby penguin hatching from its egg. Photo Xinhua

Photo Xinhua

Penguin mother and the newborn baby penguin. Photo Xinhua

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A bar inside the trunk of a Baobab tree has tourists flocking from far and wide just to drink a cold brew in the amazing tavern. It was fashioned inside a massive 72 foot (22 meters) high tree in a garden in Limpopo, South Africa, for thirsty locals.

The amazing Big Baobab Pub, complete with [...]

Christmas — the day many of us go to great lengths to spend time with our loved ones near and far to celebrate the birth of Christ and to be thankful. Life in the Fast Lane wishes all of our readers a heart-felt Merry Christmas, especially those alone on this day.
Merry Christmas Mr. [...]