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When feudal Japan's most powerful warlord, Oda Nobunaga, met Yasuke, a black slave-turned-retainer in 1581, he thought he was divine.

Thanks to discoveries made during a recent expedition, the world's largest cave, Vietnam's Son Doong, appears to be even bigger than previously thought. Find out how much larger we now think it is.

In this non-definitive list, here are the real-life filming locations of 10 of our favorite moments from the incredible eight-season run of the world's biggest TV show.

Always camp, often cheesy and occasionally political, the Eurovision Song Contest rarely passes off without some kind of controversy.

The Italian island of Elba has a new program called "Elba No Rain." Guests on the island during May can get their night's hotel fee refunded if it rains for too long. Find out just how much it has to pour before you get to stay for free.

Pride events can remain incredibly inaccessible to people with various type of disablities. Here's how to make them more accessible to everyone.

We may never know who threw the first brick outside the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village in the wee hours of June 28, 1969.

Love it or hate it, share-plate dining is far from over. But dwindling are the days when tapas and small plates monopolized the category and each diner was encouraged to order five to six items.

Established in 1943 as a private residence, the lavish Umaid Bhawan Palace hotel immerses guests in a grand and glamorous atmosphere.

A restaurant diner who ordered a nice bottle of red wine to go with their dinner got something a bit fancier than they were expecting -- a bottle worth $5,800.

A party in southern Queens, an hour outside of Manhattan, might not sound like the hottest event in town.

Australians have the rare opportunity to see a display of the Aurora Australis, or the southern lights, for one more night.

Now you can stay at a B&B opened by none other than Prince Charles. It's the Granary Lodge on the grounds of the Castle of Mey in northern Scotland.

Lost your passport in Austria? In need of assistance? If you're a US citizen, there's a new way to deal with common travel problems.

An American undersea explorer has completed what is claimed to be the deepest manned sea dive ever recorded -- returning to the surface with the depressing news that there appears to be plastic trash down there.

Bartender wanted for summer work. Must be prepared to relocate to the Caribbean temporarily -- flights and accommodation included.

Ever pointed your camera at a gorgeous star-filled sky, clicked the shutter and then checked the shot to find nothing but darkness and a nagging sense of your own foolishness?

This isn't your typical music festival.

The Statue of Liberty Museum in New York opens to the public on Thursday, May 16. Find out what you can see at the museum that's five years in the making.