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The special Coot is not for feeble appetites.
Bled Island potica
A runny-yolked egg is the crowing glory to a ham-and-cheese pancake.
Amicar Hernandez and Paulina Rovilla wanted to properly celebrate these humble legumes.

Where to Bring Home the Bacon

Go hog wild at these pork-packed places.

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Including Arkansas Diner, Akureyri Domino’s Pizza, Bled Island Potica, and Oudt Leyden

View of the Ping Pong club from the street at night.
Cabin at Libassa Ecolodge.
View from bedroom into loft
Snooker table, Eastlake Zoo.
Ahlgrim Acres

Peruse These Ping Pong Places

The power of the paddle was inside of you all along.

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Including Switchyards Ping Pong Stadium, Libassa Ecolodge, Castle House, and Casa Neverlandia

A battle for control of Atlanta’s rail lines, the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama features tracks to remind viewers what was at stake
Map Table in the Battle of Britain Bunker
The “Battle of Grunwald” painting in the National Museum in Warsaw.
Yamato model
Another view of the monument.

At These Places, It's One Battle After Another

Remembering those who fought the good fight.

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Including Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama, Battle Of Britain Bunker, Battle of Grunwald Painting, and Battleship Yamato Museum

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‘Eve’ by Fernando Botero
How would you have positioned this statue?
The god before he was moved to his current location.
Downtown Guelph’s Naked Fountain Family.
The Naked Truth

Naked Statues That Rubbed Some People the Wrong Way

These public installations sparked controversy and inspired a few ingenious solutions.

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Including The Statues of Ken Fox, New York's Adam and Eve Sculptures , 'The Naked Ladies', and Berobero no Kamisama

Potash evaporation ponds
The Goblin (aka The Witch)
Pando, the Trembling Giant
An abandoned school bus under the Cisco sky.
Remains of the flume supports
Newspaper Rock.

26 Unusual Sites Worth Visiting in Utah

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Including Potash Evaporation Ponds, Fantasy Canyon, Pando, the Trembling Giant, and Home of the Brave

The effigy.
Namak Haram Deorhi
Water still flows through
Bullet holes in the church.
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We'll never forget these great betrayals.

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