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Booza is a 500-year-old ice cream. This is the first scoop shop selling it in America.

Booza originated in the Levant around 500 years ago and is claimed to be the oldest form of ice cream. The Levant is an area of the eastern Mediterranean made up of Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey. → Read More

Mayo or butter? The debate between Maine and Connecticut lobster rolls is real.

Lobster rolls have in risen popularity in the last 20 years. They've gone from an obscure New England dish to Bon Appétit's 2016 dish of the year. → Read More

People in Tokyo are so stressed, they need animal cafes to chill. Hedgehog cafe, anyone?

The concept of animal cafes was born in Tokyo, and today, the city has some of the most exotic and extravagant animal cafes imaginable. → Read More

Spaghetti Incident serves pasta in a cone for people always on the go

Have you ever been craving some amazing home-made Italian pasta, but were too busy to sit down at a restaurant to eat it? → Read More

Is your dog or cat having heath problems? Some pet owners are looking to hemp for a solution

LITTLETON, Colo. (Circa) - Denise Chavez gives hemp to her cat, Rizz. And no, it's not to get the cat high. → Read More

This could possibly be the coolest museum in the world: the Samurai Museum in Tokyo

Forget natural history, or modern art, or science. How about a museum dedicated to the history and culture of the Samurai? → Read More

Stillwater is combining weed and caffeine in their line of cannabis-infused coffee and tea

Commerce City, Colo. (Circa) - Forget wake and bake. → Read More

Overthrow boxing gym is building community first, muscles second

At Overthrow, where people gather to learn how to fight, there's not a whole lot of passivity going on. → Read More

This Denver company is making marijuana edibles for more health-conscious users

Faro, a Colorado-based company, is taking a different approach to such products. → Read More

This retirement community is teaching seniors how to use marijuana

Not all senior citizens smoke as much weed as Leland Rucker. → Read More

Fat Tony brought the Texas hip hop flavor from Houston to Austin for SXSW

Fat Tony hit the streets of Austin, and he hit them hard. → Read More

The International Church of Cannabis is spreading the gospel of marijuana

At the International Church of Cannabis, the holy sacrament is smoking weed. → Read More

Colombians are desperate to move past Escobar, but the world won't let them

The majority of Colombians are quite sick of Pablo Escobar. → Read More

Bogotá is full of graffiti street art that reflects Colombian politics and society

Bogotá has a thriving graffiti street art scene, especially in a neighborhood called La Candelaria. It’s booming, so much so that graffiti street tours are a popular thing now. → Read More

Pablo Escobar's hippos are thriving — and multiplying — in Colombia, years after his death

Colombia's notorious drug lord had a penchant for collecting exotic animals. → Read More

Thanksgiving came early this year with the Chicken Gobbler sandwich

The Chicken Gobbler, from Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken, is a riff on the classic leftover sandwich. → Read More

If you have enough of this Colombian drink, you could start hallucinating

Chicha is Colombia’s centuries old, much beloved, weird alcoholic beverage. → Read More

This woman is helping preserve Afro-Colombian culture with centuries-old sweets recipes

The people of Palenque are on a kick to preserve this culture, which was almost lost to modern times. → Read More

This restaurant is trying to save our oceans, one high-end sushi meal at a time

Sushi chef Mike Han is on a mission. → Read More

This artist is blurring the line between human and machine

"I like to try to bring the machine inside my body as much as possible," says Adam Morosky. → Read More