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The Capitol building itself is the centre of the centre; it literally sits on the four corners of the four quadrants that make up DC, atop of Capitol Hill. For two centuries it’s been a powerful symbol of America’s pride in its democratic values; in 1812 Thomas Jefferson hailed it as “the first temple dedicated to the sovereignty of the people, embellishing with Athenian taste the course of a nation looking far beyond the range of Athenian destinies”.

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The Top 5 Things To See & Do In Vatican City

An essential destination for Catholic pilgrims, Vatican City is one of the most spectacular religious sites in the world.

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World of Spud: A short history of the humble potato

The humble spud is one of the most popular foods of the western world. The word ‘potato’ comes from the Caribbean word batata, which means sweet potato. The potato is actually part of the same family as the tomato, eggplant, pepper and deadly nightshade.

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Speciality Foods of the Deep South

The Deep South is famed for its food and its high sugar and fat content – this is no place to start a diet!

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Army of Ghosts: Terracotta Warriors

Around the village of Xi’an, folktales had been told for centuries about scary ghosts that lived underground in this area. So imagine the fright of two farmers in 1974, as they went about their daily chore of digging a well to supply water to their local crops, they come face to face with a menacing Chinese warrior.