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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Erwin Perzy, an Austrian surgical instruments mechanic, created one of the first snow globes in 1900 while attempting to fashion a brighter light bulb. What's False The first snow globes predate Perzy ...

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Last summer snow globes got a reprieve when the Transportation Security Administration relaxed the rule that banned the water-filled tchotchkes from carry-on luggage. But in the clear-eyed cold of ...