| Sweet Dreams Are Made of This: Doughnuts and the American Dream | If you grew up in California, enjoyed a sweet treat on the American West Coast, or just watched movies or sitcoms based in L.A., you may have noticed something very particular—all the doughnut boxes are pink. Why? It's all thanks to Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee who came to the States in the 1970s.
This Great Big Story was inspired by Genesis. | | | All Hands On Deck—Dealing Aces With the Kings of Cardistry | | Cards twirling, knuckles blazing, hands-a-blur—welcome to cardistry, the sleight of hand acrobatic sensation all done with a simple deck of 52. The kings of the cards are Dan and Dave Buck, twin brothers dealing out some of the best moves in the game. | | | | | Aging Wine at the Bottom
of the Sea | | In the southern part of Croatia, in the peninsula of Pelješac, one winery is taking their love of wine *deep*—75 feet below the Mediterranean Sea's surface. Wanting to combine his two favorite pastimes, winemaker and scuba diver Edi Bajurin built an underwater winery. | | | | Dare to Eat the Philippines' Delectable Woodworms | | Deep in the Bakawan Forest, under the rotting trunk of a dead mangrove tree, lies a delectable delicacy. Tamilok, better known as "woodworms" for their slippery, slimy appearance, are a sweet, oyster-like mollusk that makes its home in the trunks and branches of dead trees. For a taste of the Filipino delicacy, crack open the wood, remove the mollusk's head and feet, and bon appétit! | | | | | |
