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Another wall, including the "Full Circle" pennant.
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Clover HSQ

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.
London, England

British Optical Association Museum

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.
A model of khipu knots, representative of many khipus from pre- and post-Conquest Peru
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The College Student Who Decoded the Data Hidden in Inca Knots

Manny Medrano cut loose on spring break by analyzing a set of khipus.
Katherine Davis-Young December 14, 2017
Rock Rings.
Bellingham, Washington

Rock Rings

The cardinal directions, set in stone.
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Wichita State's Brief Water Tower Spelling Disaster

At least they fixed it quickly.
Erik Shilling August 4, 2017
A 16th-century sketch of Deposition.
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A Violent 15th-Century Freshman Hazing Ritual Involving Boar Tusks and Razors

The Deposition ritual, inflicted on Swedish and German students by faculty, was not for the faint of heart.
Michael Waters July 10, 2017
This is not the handshake.
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The Legal Kerfuffle After a Sorority's Secret Handshake Was Revealed Online

Shhh. Secrets are important.
Erik Shilling May 19, 2017
The Ponce de León Hotel.
St. Augustine, Florida

The Ponce de León Hotel

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
Looking down Bottle Cap Alley
College Station, Texas

Bottle Cap Alley

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.
The famous statue has had an interesting life.
Cambridge, Massachusetts

John Harvard 'Statue of Three Lies'

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.
American University surrounded by Army tents
Washington, D.C.

American University Experiment Station

The school tested mustard gas for the U.S. Army during World War I.
Permanently Closed
It was started in 1901 as a private school.
Alderson, West Virginia

Alderson Academy

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.
Alternate view from the second floor
Washington, D.C.

Riggs Library

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
State College, Pennsylvania

Willard Mural

No one knows who painted this mysterious mural in a Penn State basement.
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A Brief History of the College Textbook Pricing Racket

Its past, present, and future.
Ernie Smith August 29, 2016
A stack of door stacks.
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The 'Sorority House Door Stack' is a Real Thing and It's Terrifying

It's also dangerous!
Cara Giaimo and Eric Grundhauser August 18, 2016
libraries

The Strange Affliction of 'Library Anxiety' and What Librarians Do to Help

It's a real phenomenon, and Ivy League librarians are fighting it.
Ella Morton August 4, 2016
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho

Albertsons Stadium

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.