There’s something eternal, yes, and thrilling about this video — at last count viewed by more than 7 million. Some time ago, the Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 singers from community chorales, school choirs, local opera clubs — 28 different organizations — to surprise shoppers at the famed Macy’s in Philadelphia. They…

They’re just a bunch of very talented college kids who had a bright idea. They were inspired by the 650 singers who showed up at a Philadelphia Macy’s department store and spontaneously began singing Handel’s classic Hallelujah Chorus. However, they live in a small town in Ontario on the other side of the U.S.-Canadian border…

For no other reason than to brighten up your day, here is a random goose parade. Complete with drum major. It seems that every Saturday at 8 a.m., the citizens of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, are treated to this feathered spectacle. And nobody dares to utter the words, “What a silly goose!”   Hey, everybody loves…

Once upon a time, a rather average American sat in the hold of a British prison ship in Baltimore harbor. The War of 1812 wasn’t going all that well for our young nation. Francis Scott Key fretted through the long night — had the English bombardment forced Fort McHenry to surrender? Had they hauled down…

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