Pigeon whistles, a lost typeface and England's secret Wild West: this week's most curious finds
Pigeon whistles in Beijing, a secret Wild West town in England, the Thames' lost typeface and the first robot...
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Vintage Cameras, a €1.48m Glass Loft and Josephine Baker's Broadway Bust: This Week's Best of the Weird Web
A glass loft in Montmartre for €1.48m, Josephine Baker's 1936 Broadway disaster and other travel-worthy finds...
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Kubizuka: The Tokyo Shrine Where a Warrior's Head Still (Allegedly) Glowers
Tokyo's kubizuka shrines hold the severed heads of executed samurai, meant to calm vengeful spirits. Masakado'...
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Roundup Radar: Peacock Islands, Border-Straddling Opera Houses and Asmara's Modernist Streets
From Asmara's UNESCO-listed Modernist architecture to Berlin's peacock island and a gold-coin hoard found by d...
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From Greek Myths to Michigan Lavender: 14 Mazes and Labyrinths Worth Getting Lost In
14 remarkable mazes and labyrinths worldwide, from Longleat's record yew maze to 2,000-year-old Swedish stones...
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Fonthill Castle and the Mercer Museum: Doylestown's Concrete Oddities, Explained
Fonthill Castle and the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, PA: Henry Mercer's concrete castle, 40,000 pre-industrial...
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Domino Paper, Parisian Apartments and a Doctor's Cabinet of Curiosities: This Week's Best Bits of Travel-Flavoured Internet
Domino paper, Doisneau's bouquinistes, an 1800 gold travel case and a Paris flat for sale — the historical odd...
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Crisp Shops, Hidden Caves and a 40-Foot Skyscraper Scam: The Internet's Best Travel Oddities This Week
From Madrid's crisp factories to Gordes' hidden caves, Yucatán's jungle-swallowed haciendas and a 40-foot skys...
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Skinny Islands in Dutch Lakes You Can Actually Rent for a Night
Skinny strip islands in Dutch lakes near Amsterdam and Utrecht are rentable on Airbnb — plus fibreglass gravey...
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