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curious fact of the week

Curious Fact of the Week: Karni Mata Temple Rats

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The Subculture Nomad: Discovering the World's Strange Side with Tokyo Blogger La Carmina

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A Sampling of Japan's Eccentric Restaurants

hero of alexandria

Objects of Intrigue: Violano-Virtuoso

cryptozoology

Glimpse Millions of Years Into Evolution's Past With Sequenced Coelacanth Genome

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Avoiding Regret Through Exploration

medical museums

The Healing Saints and the Medicine of the Divine

society adventures

Society Adventures: The Private Studio of Taxidermist Allis Markham

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Infamous Gate to Hell Found in Turkey, Where It Continues to Breathe Its Deathly Air

french revolution

French Kissed by the Guillotine

curious fact of the week

Curious Fact of the Week: The Irish Giant

houdini

Houdini's Milk Can Escape, Where Failure Meant Death by Drowning

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In the Footsteps of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

outsider art

The Elaborate Healing Machines of Emery Blagdon

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Vietnam's New Fire-Breathing Dragon Bridge

notes from the field

Notes from the Field: Musée des Arts Forains, the Paris Carnival Arts Museum

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Brought to You By the Manufacturers of Fiberglass Dinosaurs: The Tallest Pope Statue in the World

curious fact of the week

Curious Fact of the Week: Swallowed Objects