One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. If that’s true, then the YMCA’s annual White Elephant Sale is a gold mine.

Potschete, a centuries-old tradition in Interlaken, Switzerland. Held annually on January 2nd, the town is overtaken by the eerie figures of Hardermannli — the spirit of Harder Kulm — his ghostly wife ...

Rescue elephants helped with storm recovery efforts by removing debris in northern Thailand. The trained jumbos named Plai Valentine and Plai Saen Champ joined efforts to clean storm-stricken ...

The small village of Ghosrama in Bihar’s Darbhanga district is home to around 20 families of potters. Here, the air is thick ...

Wall art made of pressed lotus leaves, carbuncle encrusted vases and tables made of a single piece of wood and ...

World Expo opened on Sunday with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food, with host Japan ...

A nonprofit that opens the elephant to tours is pondering how to replace $500,000 lost to Republican-based spending cuts in ...

In fact, scientists say there is a lot more than penguins to the Heard and McDonald Islands territory, home to volcanoes and an "amazing" array of sea birds, elephant seals ... signs of human ...

The Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore on Tuesday got a silver covered wooden elephant vahanam with a howdah on top to be used in processions. A total of 130 kilos of silver was used in its making ...

This small company soon expanded to make other items, such as wooden “character” dolls, circus figures ... bears, and elephants. These toys were fully pose-able, with slots in their feet ...

Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat The Pink Elephant Antique Mall is also host to a retro diner, where figures of the Blues Brothers are trapped in a silent performance. Joshua Carter ...

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