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Visitors to Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon in Iceland nearly doubled after Justin Bieber shot a music video there—but is the pop star really to blame for the site's closure?

Michele Debczak


Kisses and graffiti left at Oscar Wilde's tomb in Paris

Whether it's leaving playing cards or bullets, or drinking a cognac toast, there are a variety of traditional ways to pay tribute at famous tombs.

Bess Lovejoy


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American products are available around the world—but they're not always called by the name they've been given in the U.S. Here are 12 American goods with different international names.

Rudie Obias