Prosecchini is a small Italian word. But it has two fun meanings. First, it can mean mini bottles of Prosecco a sparkling wine made from Glera grapes in Italy’s Veneto region Prosecco.com. Second, in food culture, prosecchini can mean the little leftover bits of prosciutto the dry-cured ham that comes from the hind leg of […]

Tarnplanen means camouflage tarpaulin — it’s like a big cover that helps hide and protect things. At first, armies used it in wars. Artists painted it to camouflage guns, tents, and vehicles so enemies couldn’t spot them 1914-1918-Online (WW1) EncyclopediaEncyclopedia Britannica. Over time, regular people started using it too—hunters, campers, and folks making quick shelters […]

Basketball’s all about clever plays and teamwork. Coaches use systems sets of plays and rules to move teams to succeed by finding the correct position at the correct time. So let’s be introduced to the Zuyomernon System Basketball, something new and different in how teams play. If you don’t know anything about basketball or just […]

Pyntekvister. A small word from Norway. It means “decorative twigs.” Just branches, you think. But not so simple. In Scandinavian homes, they have a place. A vase on the table. By the window. Quiet, but warm. For a long time, people used them to bring a piece of the forest inside. To make the winters […]