Give a man a meal and he'll eat for a day, but teach a man to cook, and you'll both win the Nobel Prize. Claim your fame with this Groupon. $75 for a 2.5-Hour African Cooking Class and Dinner ($150 Value) Students select from Kenyan and Ethiopian, Ghanaian, or Nigerian cooking classes conducted on select Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Our customers loved this deal last year, earning Spice of Africa a spot on Groupon's Best of 2011 list. Spice of Africa Spi...

Finding your soulmate is like finding a week-old pizza: its rare, ripe with nostalgia, and will leave a strange feeling in your stomach. Heat up a lasting relationship with today's Groupon: for $39, you get a lifetime membership to the Gott Sex online relationship series created by The Gottman Institute (a $79.95 value). Founders Dr. John Gottman, an author whose research on romance has earned mentions by international publications, and Dr. Julie Gottman, a clinica...

Snorkeling, Dolphins, and Fire Dancing at Island Resorts in French Polynesia I think Moorea is the most beautiful island in the world, says travel writer Bill Goodwin in Frommer's South Pacific. Nothing compares with its sawtooth ridges and the dark-green hulk of Mount Rotui separating Cook's and Opunohu bays. Just 9 miles northwest Tahiti in the South Pacific, the tiny French Polynesian island of Moorea is less congested than its better-known neighbor. But in-the-...

Spas make people feel like royalty without the hassle of shopping for scepters or posing for playing-card portraits. Enjoy regal treatments with today's Groupon to A&A Therapeutic Massage Clinic in Skokie. Choose between the following options: For $54, you get one luxury massage package (a $120 value). For $99, you get two luxury massage packages (a $240 value). Each package includes: 60-minute Swedish or deep-tissue massage 15-minute hand and foot reflex...

Developmental psychologists suggest children learn faster than adults because their minds are not cluttered with memories of how to program a VCR. Fill a blank slate with todays Groupon to The Childrens Museum in Oak Lawn. Choose between the following options: For $6, you get admission for two people (up to a $12 value). For $11, you get admission for four people (up to a $24 value). Children younger than 1 enter free. The Childrens Museum in Oak Lawn engages t...

Appalachian Dracula was famously quoted as saying, "I never drink moonshine." Teach the original Dracula a thing or two with this Groupon: for $25, you get $75 worth of fine wine mailed directly to your door from Wine Insiders. Shipping is just $0.01 if you order a full case. This Groupon is not valid for club memberships and cannot be shipped to certain states; view the list of valid states here. Wine Insiders sprang fully formed from the head of founder John Dav...

In 1891, James Naismith mounted two peach baskets on opposite walls of a gym, inventing the rudimentary version of what we know today as shelving. Take your basketball off this grand innovation with todays GrouponLive deal to see the University of Sioux Falls Cougars mens and womens basketball teams take on the Minot State University Beavers at Stewart Center. For $8, you get two general-admission tickets to one men's and one women's game (a $16 value). Choose betwe...

Art explores the great mysteries of the world, such as the secret of Mona Lisa's smile and why the Renaissance was swarming with winged babies. Delve into the unknown with today's Groupon from the Second Chances Foundation. Choose between the following options: For $20, you get a ticket to the Canvases art auction, which includes beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres (a $40 value). For $37, you get two tickets to the Canvases art auction, which includes beer, wine, and h...

Hair has an annoying habit of growing all over the body, which not only looks funny, but also makes it nearly impossible to painlessly remove band-aids or emerge unscathed from a vat of honey. Conquer uncooperative haircoats with todays Groupon to Another World Day Spa in Wylie. Choose between the following options: For $29, you get a waxing package (up to a $62 total value) that includes the following items: One Brazilian wax (up to a $50 value) One brow w...

During Prohibition, bootleggers made their own booze by burying grapes underground or catching moonbeams in a jar of water. Make alcohol the easy way with today's Groupon: for $64, you get a first-time brewer's package from Midwest Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies (up to a $138.80 total value). The package includes: A brewing essentials equipment kit (a $56.95 value) A steel bottle opener (a $14.95 value) Choice of an irish red ale, an autumn amber ale, or an i...