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Bollywood
Indian films from Bollywood are becoming an international obsession.

California's Rotating Power Outages
Your Guide provides background about the power problem and tells of his personal experience of being on the front lines of California's power problem as rotating blackouts continue to hit the state.

Demonyms - Names of Nationalities
A list of the demonym (name given to people of a place) for each of the countries of the world.

Esperanto - The International Language
Learn about the most popular artificial language.

Geography of Agriculture
We don't often think about where our food comes from.

Geography of Pro Sports in the U.S. and Canada
Maps and a geographic analysis of the location of baseball, basketball, football, and hockey teams in North American metropolitan areas. See maps of where the teams are.

Geography of Sex
A new atlas provides a bounty of facts and figures about sex around the world - ranging from an increase in breast size to the frequency of sex to the age of first sexual intercourse internationally. Warning: This article is intended for mature readers only.

Geography of the Olympic Games
Find out which non-countries get to participate in the Olympic Games, where future Olympic Games will be held, and get a listing of each country's three-letter Olympic code so you can figure out the difference between NGR and NIG during competitions.

Geophagy: Eating Dirt
Geophagy is the practice of eating dirt or clay. This feature discusses its distribution and physiological use.

Gregorian Calendar
While Julius Caesar's Julian calendar proved useful, it was inaccurate. Learn all about the change to the Gregorian calendar of 1582 created by Pope Gregory XIII.

Legoland, California
California's newest theme park includes a scale model of famous cities.

Map Stops Cholera
One of the most famous cases in medical geography is the story of Dr. John Snow and his nineteenth century map of cholera in London.

Maquiladoras of Mexico
Over a million Mexican workers are employed at over 3,800 maquiladoras near the United States-Mexico border. Learn about these factories that produce for the U.S.A.

Mental Maps
Learn about the maps that we carry around in our mind.

Most Popular Baby Names
Learn about the geographic distribution of new baby names in the U.S.A.

Olympic Games Sites
A complete listing of the cities that have hosted the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Sherpa
Learn about the Sherpa culture of the Himalaya and Nepal.

Waterproof Shoes in Los Angeles?
Speculation on the geographic differences in footwear in California.

Which Country Will Be the First to Experience Y2K?
Find out the answer.

You Can't Send Shoes to Italy or Soap to Paraguay
A plethora of countries prohibit the strangest things via mail. Discover the most interesting lists of prohibitions for countries around the world.

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