What in the World

The Maluch, built in Bielsko-Biala from the early 1970s to 2000, has developed a following that apparently includes at least one prominent fan.

Cobblestones have lined Paris’s streets since the 12th century. When the city began selling used ones, an entrepreneur saw a chance to make unique souvenirs.

The ritual slaughter of animals is common in Pakistan, but the airport sacrifice of a goat after a deadly plane crash still met with ridicule.

Poplar trees blanket the country with balls of fuzz, which irritate people’s eyes and even disrupt traffic. The government has resorted to drastic measures to stop the fluff.

A cookbook has 400 recipes for cooking with bologna, but never, its author advises, season it with curry.

A geographically widespread practice known as avoidance speech imposes strict rules on how one speaks — or doesn’t — to the parents of a spouse.

A contest in India taps the homegrown art of jugaad — making use of whatever is available — for solutions to Delhi’s oppressive air pollution.

The European Union spends about $1 billion a year on services related to its 24 official languages. Some want to add Turkish — and perhaps drop English.

Where safety regulations on power lines and other wires are lax, things can get pretty out of hand. One magazine sought to illustrate just how much.

The Bolton Strid burbles among moss-covered stones in Yorkshire. But this scenic stretch of river, deceptively deep and riddled with caves, is deadly.