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This year, March 1 is Vastlapäev (Shrove Tuesday) in Estonia which means the time has come to — officially — eat vastlakuklid, buns topped with whipped cream, marzipan, jam or many other things. But where did they come from?
There have been many ridiculous baby names over the years, but some were so bizarre they ended up getting banned in their country.
THERE have been a whole host of ridiculous baby names over the years.But some monikers were so bizarre that they were banned by their country - with N
Every year German linguists honor an English word that has "had a positive influence on the development of the German vocabulary." They said this year's selection spread into use at a "speed rarely seen."