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4 years ago
Seeking the Truth Behind Books Bound in Human Skin
And the “gentleman” doctors who made them.
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Medieval Pilgrims Apparently Tried to Ward Off the Plague With Bawdy Badges
Metal phalluses and vulvas were thought to protect against disease.
Introducing ‘Food Grammar,’ the Unspoken Rules of Every Cuisine
Technically, spaghetti and meatballs is bad grammar.
Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church
A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.
The Welcome Stranger Monument
This stone obelisk commemorates the discovery of the world’s largest gold nugget.
Feast on This Guide to Modern Māori Cooking
A groundbreaking book celebrates New Zealand’s indigenous cuisine.
5 years ago
Hard Luck Mine Castle
This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Plimoth Plantation
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
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Swedish scientists are trying to address two issues—the overproduction of bread and non-sustainable fabrics—by combining them.
Could Your Clothes Be Made Out of Leftover Bread One Day?
Maybe, thanks to the magic of fungus.
The Churchill Arms
This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.
6 years ago
Fuente de los Candados in Montevideo, Uruguay
Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.
The Most Magical 'Little Free Library' Is Built Right Into a Tree Stump
A rotting 110-year-old black cottonwood gets a second life.
Little Free Library in a 110-Year-Old Tree Stump in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.
Capela Nossa Senhora das Neves in Bento Gonçalves, Brazil
After a terrible drought, townspeople used wine to build this church.
Why China and America Fight Over Chicken Feet
International squabbles have stopped a once-mighty chicken foot trade.
Parque de las Luces in Medellín, Colombia
Three hundred illuminated pillars tower within one of the city's parks.
7 years ago
Villa Cheminée in Cordemais, France
This tiny hotel perched on a 50-foot tower really puts things into perspective.
Monte Forato in Fornovolasco, Italy
A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.
Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The National Library of Brazil owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.
The Weeping Glass in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.
Houska Castle in Doksy, Czechia
Legend has it the castle was built to trap demons.