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pope

Found: Pope John Paul II's Letters to a Lady Friend

street names

Where Do the Streets Have No Name? Everywhere, in America.

A road by any other name.

hair art

Photo of the Week: Unfurling 5 Feet of Moustache

spies

An Illustrated History of the Orient Express

mosques

A Mosque for Women Opens in Denmark, Taking a Cue from an Unexpected Source: China

octopus

Why Scheduling Octopus Sex for Human Viewing Might Always Be A Bad Idea

supreme court

What Happens When a Supreme Court Justice Dies in Office?

new york city

The Sweet Vengeance of Street Names

fashion

Who Wore It Best: The Pope and Head of Russian Orthodoxy's Different Approaches to Fashion

love locks

16 Tales of Love and Obsession to Help You Survive Valentine's Day

poison

How Catherine de Medici Made Gloves Laced with Poison Fashionable

dreams

Why We Love to Fly In Our Dreams

espionage

17th-Century Female Spies Smuggled Information Through Eggs and Artichokes

hoaxes

The Dot-Coms That Want You to Think They're Dot-Govs

swimming pools

Video Wonder: Synchronized Swim Skating

skeletons

Found: A Man Buried Upright, 7,000 Years Ago

england

Fleeting Wonders: A Farewell to Vellum

flight

The Sonic Booms The Government Doesn't Want You to Hear