Glasgow's notorious Old Firm derby between Celtic and Rangers dates to 1888, fueled by generations of enough sectarian animosity and occasional bloodshed to recently usher in campaigns promoting some semblance of basic decency. The fact the teams no longer play in the same division doesn't seem to deter the fans from their partisan-ship.
Rangers FC vs. Celtic FC —
Glasgow's notorious Old Firm derby between Celtic and Rangers dates to 1888, fueled by generations of enough sectarian animosity and occasional bloodshed to recently usher in campaigns promoting some semblance of basic decency. The fact the teams no longer play in the same division doesn't seem to deter the fans from their partisan-ship.
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What goes better with tea? Two fried eggs, ham, bacon, sausage, baked beans, fried mushrooms, toast drenched with butter and marmalade? Or seasonal fruit, muffins and assorted yogurts? Europeans, and by extension the rest of the world, have been waking up to this dietary fork in the road every morning since the Victorian era when cured pork entered its first industrial phase.
English breakfast vs. continental breakfast —
What goes better with tea? Two fried eggs, ham, bacon, sausage, baked beans, fried mushrooms, toast drenched with butter and marmalade? Or seasonal fruit, muffins and assorted yogurts? Europeans, and by extension the rest of the world, have been waking up to this dietary fork in the road every morning since the Victorian era when cured pork entered its first industrial phase.
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The number of climbers who've reached the top of the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, has now surpassed 3,000 -- including a 13-year-old boy and a 73-year-old woman. K2, the world's second-highest mountain, has allowed barely a tenth of that number to the top of its far less climber-friendly peak, reportedly killing one mountaineer for every four summiters.
Everest vs. K2 —
The number of climbers who've reached the top of the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, has now surpassed 3,000 -- including a 13-year-old boy and a 73-year-old woman. K2, the world's second-highest mountain, has allowed barely a tenth of that number to the top of its far less climber-friendly peak, reportedly killing one mountaineer for every four summiters.
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Brown rice is healthier, say some. But white rice may be healthier (or less "unhealthy") for its higher folate and thiamine content, say others. The rest of us wonder how such simple carbohydrates got so complex.
White rice vs. brown rice —
Brown rice is healthier, say some. But white rice may be healthier (or less "unhealthy") for its higher folate and thiamine content, say others. The rest of us wonder how such simple carbohydrates got so complex.
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The only thing worse than El Nino or La Nina fighting for the upper hand, bringing droughts, superstorms and floods with them, note NASA scientists, is a "La Nada" year, like this one, when neither dominates. That can lead to even more extreme weather conditions that are harder to forecast.
El Nino vs. La Nina —
The only thing worse than El Nino or La Nina fighting for the upper hand, bringing droughts, superstorms and floods with them, note NASA scientists, is a "La Nada" year, like this one, when neither dominates. That can lead to even more extreme weather conditions that are harder to forecast.
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The annual, in-state grudge match football game between Auburn University's Tigers and the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide dates to 1893 and "basically forces people in this state to take sides the second they're born," according to local lore. This year's game is on November 30 at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Alabama vs. Auburn —
The annual, in-state grudge match football game between Auburn University's Tigers and the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide dates to 1893 and "basically forces people in this state to take sides the second they're born," according to local lore. This year's game is on November 30 at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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Australia's two biggest cities have been butting heads since Melbourne was founded in 1835. Sydney is fun and pretty with better beaches. Melbourne is the smarter, wealthier sister with a MA from Oxford and innately more interesting. Or so goes the irrepressible blood-feud logic.
Sydney vs. Melbourne —
Australia's two biggest cities have been butting heads since Melbourne was founded in 1835. Sydney is fun and pretty with better beaches. Melbourne is the smarter, wealthier sister with a MA from Oxford and innately more interesting. Or so goes the irrepressible blood-feud logic.
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India and Pakistan's national cricket rivalry has been dubbed by The New York Times as the Yankees vs. Red Sox plus Barcelona vs. Real Madrid plus England vs. Australia (in any sport) "distilled and deepened with an extra dose of hostile geopolitics and the passions of 1.4 billion people." Since their first test match in 1952, only three wars, a political assassination and a major terrorist attack in Mumbai could keep these two teams away from their drawn-out pursuit for cricket supremacy.
India vs. Pakistan cricket —
India and Pakistan's national cricket rivalry has been dubbed by The New York Times as the Yankees vs. Red Sox plus Barcelona vs. Real Madrid plus England vs. Australia (in any sport) "distilled and deepened with an extra dose of hostile geopolitics and the passions of 1.4 billion people." Since their first test match in 1952, only three wars, a political assassination and a major terrorist attack in Mumbai could keep these two teams away from their drawn-out pursuit for cricket supremacy.
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For more than a decade, the Guinness World Record title for the longest hand-rolled cigar has been fiercely battled over. Jose Castelar Cairo from Havana held the first title by hand-rolling an 11-meter cigar in 2001. The record bounced numerous times between Cairo, Puerto Rico's Patricio Peña and Florida couple Wallace and Margarita Reyes till Cairo took the record back again in 2011 with an 81.8-meter cigar. You know this isn't over.
Cairo vs. Pena vs. Reyes —
For more than a decade, the Guinness World Record title for the longest hand-rolled cigar has been fiercely battled over. Jose Castelar Cairo from Havana held the first title by hand-rolling an 11-meter cigar in 2001. The record bounced numerous times between Cairo, Puerto Rico's Patricio Peña and Florida couple Wallace and Margarita Reyes till Cairo took the record back again in 2011 with an 81.8-meter cigar. You know this isn't over.
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