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Through cruises, museums, and other tourist attractions, the Loch Ness Monster adds roughly £41 million to Scotland's economy in a typical year.

Through cruises, museums, and other tourist attractions, the Loch Ness Monster adds roughly £41 million to Scotland's economy in a typical year.

Did the Russian aristocrat Elisabeth Demidoff really offer the family fortune to anyone who would spend a year and a day in her tomb?

The name for the classic St. Patrick’s Day tricksters comes from a very weird ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia.

Their huge size evokes ideas of superhuman strength, yet in many legends the giant is in fact a tragic character.

12. Don't be offended if a local invites you to join him or her for "fika."

Nearly 2,000 years after Virgil wrote "The Aeneid," even the most basic facts about the author are still a source of controversy.