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Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

We reflect on what these shiny surfaces reveal, from the curse of Narcissus to an experiment you can try at home—if you dare.

When medicine and folklore collide, strange things happen.

This rare portrait can now be credited to Harlem Renaissance artist Richmond Barthé.

A new, Paris-inspired challenge from a record-holding maze-maker.

A past global staple you've never heard of, maslins are poised for a comeback.

From ancient Greece to the Salem Witch Trials.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

From a real-life ghost buster to a murder solved with testimony from the great beyond.

This terrifying creature has evolved over millennia—but never lost the need to feed.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The cookies are just one way that the island nation remembers the dead.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

A "terrifying pantheon" of ogres, sorcerers, and malevolent mermaids reflects a diversity in geography and environment.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

Al Barakeh Wheat Project resurrects the nation's heritage grain and, with it, a bygone communal culture.