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The complete Odd Fellows skeleton studied by Alapisco.

31 days of halloween

Stumbling on Skeletons in Old Odd Fellows Lodges

The fraternal organization has literal skeletons in their closets—and cupboards, back rooms, and attics.

Cara Giaimo October 30, 2017

Re-chiseled swastika

Copenhagen, Denmark

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Ghost Swastikas

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

A vacant shell in 2017 awaits future tenants.

Washington, D.C.

Embassy Gulf Service Center

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

Stockport, England

The Hat Works

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.

Chamber of Art and Curiosities.

Innsbruck, Austria

Chamber of Art and Curiosities

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

The cover of the paper boasted features on dating, celebrities, and sex.

The Dramatically Different World of '70s Dating Ads

Before Tinder, there was "Singles News."

Natasha Frost October 27, 2017

On the night of April 25, 1849, a violent fire destroyed the Province of Canada's first parliament building.

Destroyed by Fire in 1849, Canada's First Parliament Building Gives Up Its Secrets

Odor control was a significant concern.

Vittoria Traverso October 26, 2017

Chedworth Roman Villa, view from northeast.

Cheltenham, England

Chedworth Roman Villa

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

Washington, D.C.

Bare-Chested George Washington

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

Live frogs, readied for shipment.

The Giant Frog Farms of the 1930s Were a Giant Failure

The get-rich-quick scheme couldn't fill the world's appetite for frogs' legs.

Sarah Laskow October 25, 2017

The lake in the winter.

Lappajärvi, Finland

Lake Lappajärvi

Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.

An abandoned building once used by the Säter psychiatric hospital.

Säter Museum of Mental Health

A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.

Traditional bricks.

Brick Buildings of Zabid

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

Captain Cook Statue

Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador

Captain James Cook National Historic Site

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.

The refinery at Oil Island.

Fagersta N, Sweden

Oil Island

Few would expect the world's oldest preserved oil refinery to be found in Sweden.

Garden of Phallus.

Thimphu, Bhutan

Garden of Phallus (Wangchuk Chenmoi Dümra)

This garden is very fertile.

Some of the more than 50,000 beloved pets buried at Aspin Hill.

Silver Spring, Maryland

Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

Berlin, Germany

Marx and Engels Forum

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.