The Wide World of Sports

Baseball, football, and basketball may be our favorite games, but in other countries, different sports are just as popular. Here are a few of them.

Cricket

It started in England, but now cricket is popular in many of its former colonies, especially in the West Indies and India. Like baseball, a batsman must hit a ball tossed by a pitcher (called a bowler)—except the ball must be hit on a bounce. There are usually four innings in a game. An inning ends when 10 batsmen make an out; then the fielding team gets to bat. ...

Money Around the World

Would you like to pay for your purchase in camels or cocoa beans? Perhaps you'd like your change in shells. Throughout history, all kinds of things have been used as money. Precious metals have kept their popularity since they're easy to handle (unlike camels) and keep their value. Here is how cold cash is measured around the world.