dictators
Podcast: Hitler’s Toilet
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dictators
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.
reefs
Research reveals the lush islets have been a setting for royal relaxation, political negotiations, and ritual fattening.
ecology
These crossings keep them—and many other species—safe from roadway dangers.
bats
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
poop
Deep in a Jamaican cave, scientists are getting to the bottom of that question.
gems and jewels
In Piedra Parada, amethysts are everywhere.
world's largest
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
radioactive
Cesium 137 shows up in small amounts still detectable today.
radioactive
Their tools are black lights and Geiger counters.
authors
The real-life British buildings behind J.G. Ballard's harrowing "High-Rise."
mine
Mining operations at one of Russia's largest gold deposits includes a method that leaves twisty tracks on the landscape.
stinky but scrumptious
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
cake
Test your pastry-making prowess with gâteau St. Honoré.
letters
A tale of Black Chambers, lost correspondence, and high technology.
wayfinding
To map out routes through stunning landscapes, riders rely on numerical "nodes."
diets
A vitamin deficiency may have changed the course of a continent's history.
clubs
Finding Wonder is for explorers of places and ideas around the world and across history.
waterworks
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.