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reincarnation

An Afternoon with a 14-Foot Python Covered in Cash, Believed to be a Reincarnated Princess

china

Fleeting Wonders: Chinese Farmers Build Enormous, Golden Mao

found

FOUND: One Species of Worm With Five Different Mouth Shapes

paintings

Object of Intrigue: The Roses of Heliogabalus

hoaxes

The Most Viewed File in the FBI's Vault Has Nothing to Do With Roswell

signs

Did Native Americans Bend These Trees to Mark Trails?

wildlife sanctuaries

The 19th-Century Law Behind the Oregon Standoff

found

FOUND: 4 New And Very Unstable Elements

tedium

The Twisted Things People Have Done For A Klondike Bar

other capitals of the world

When Americans Embraced the Bob, This New England Town Had To Make Something Besides a Comb. Enter the Pink Flamingo

extra mile

These Travelers Insist That the Best Way to See the World is on a Horse

language

Need a Chill Pill? Here's a Recipe from the 19th Century

dogs

An NYC Concert So Experimental, Only Dogs Can Hear It

crime

Fleeting Wonders: A Belgian Peninsula Goes Dutch

us civil war

FOUND: A Cedar Log Road That Dates Back to the Civil War

colonial america

The Hidden History of the Housewarming Pineapple

no one's watching week

Relive the Glory Days of '80s Subway Graffiti With These Captivating Photos

no one's watching week

How New Year's Eve Came to Times Square