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Bacon-wrapped squirrel, grilling at the 2014 World Champion Squirrel Cookoff.

World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off

An ardent celebration of a humble source of protein.

Eau Claire, Michigan

International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship

A Michigan farm has hosted the fierce competition since 1974.

International Pizza Expo

Where the world's best pizzas face off.

Kojomkul Memorial.

Kojomkul, Kyrgyzstan

Kojomkul Memorial

An unusual monument to a gentle giant who became a Kyrgyz hero.

World Custard Pie Throwing Championship

The townspeople of Coxheath have been hurling pies at one another since 1967.

Saint George, South Carolina

Rolling in the Grits

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

Morteruelo

This Spanish pâté was so inspiring, someone wrote a poem about it.

Monument of Lysicrates

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

'Miracle on Ice' Statue

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

An entry for "Lick the Plate Clean" venison.

Roadkill Cook-Off

West Virginia's annual competition features the likes of squirrel gravy over biscuits and snapping turtle stew.

The Marathon March shortly after the start in downtown Stockholm.

Marathon March

A competition inspired by Stephen King's psychological horror novel "The Long Walk."

Pizza Berlusconi

The award-winning Finnish creation was inspired by a diss from Italy's former prime minister.

Pyrotechnics at work.

Parrandas of Remedios

This Cuban town sets the sky on fire around Christmas each year.

The Uncanny Delights of the World Balloon Convention

Competitors create a universe where everything is bright and round.

Cara Giaimo April 25, 2018

One of these will be crowned champion!

Paper or Sewer: Which Is the More Wondrous Invention?

Mundane Madness, our search for the most overlooked everyday marvel, nears its conclusion.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 30, 2018

The battle rages on.

Vote in the Final Four of Our Search for the Most Wondrous Everyday Inventions

Who will make the finals?

Jessica Leigh Hester March 26, 2018

The battle continues.

Vote in Round 2 of Our Search for the Most Wondrous Everyday Inventions

The Elite 8 of easily overlooked marvels.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 20, 2018

Let the battle begin!

Vote for the Most Wondrous of These Everyday Inventions

The Sweet 16 of workaday wonder.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 13, 2018