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A Los Angeles mansion has become the latest ‘dark tourism’ hot spot

This week in travel news: why true crime buffs are heading to Beverly Hills, a look at the world’s only Michelin-starred ice cream restaurant and the reaction to a “makeunder” of one of Italy’s star attractions.

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Pesto the baby penguin is already taller than his parents. Now he’s a social media star

He’s a “walking feathery poop machine.” And he’s also a celebrity. Meet Pesto the king penguin. At just nine months old and 22.5 kilograms (50 pounds), he’s already bigger than his parents at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia.

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Passenger ordered to pay more than $5,000 in fuel costs after flight diverted due to bad behavior

A problematic airline passenger has been hit with an unusual form of punishment – he has to pay back the airline for the cost of fuel.

Menopause retreats are the next big thing in wellness

Gabriele Sewtz is not the kind of person who goes on wellness retreats. The German-born, Brooklyn-based real estate agent described herself as “very data-driven” and thinks that oatmeal is an exciting breakfast.

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The Passover seder meal: horseradish, wine, and unleavened bread

Seder means “order” in Hebrew, and that should be the first clue that this traditional Passover meal has very special significance. Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is an annual holiday marking the story from the Book of Exodus when the Jews, led by Moses, fled captivity in Egypt.

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