The story points to Austrian mechanic Erwin Perzy in 1900, but records show snow globes existed by at least 1878.

These reflective spheres we use as lawn ornaments are known by many other monikers, including mirror balls, yard globes, garden globes, chrome balls, mirror balls, witch balls, wish balls, wishing ...

Although wine is often considered to be stuffy and tradition bound, it seems there is always something new in the vineyard or winery. Oak barrels from France were only introduced to Napa Valley around ...

In the opening scene of the 1941 mystery Citizen Kane, the eponymous protagonist, played by Orson Welles, clenches a snow globe in his hand as he utters his last word: “rosebud.” The glass-encased ...

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