Nathan

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• History

When groundhog was on the menu of Pennsylvania

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• Travel

The Finger: discover wooden middle fingers raised in protest

2 months ago Nathan

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Tomb of the Dunbar victims: the unidentified remains from a wreck sometimes known as “Australia’s Titanic.”

2 months ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Bonfires on the levee for Papa Noel: a Cajun-style Christmas on the river that also involves sky-high pyres (and explosives).

3 months ago Nathan

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• Travel

Paul McCarthy’s Santa of Oslo: a controversial statue that stands year-round in a traffic circle.

3 months ago Nathan

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• Art and Photography

Don Featherstone: meet the man who designed the iconic pink flamingo (and his gravestone adorned with his most famous creation!)

4 months ago Nathan

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• Food

Under – discover the world’s largest underwater restaurant submerged off the southern tip of Norway!

5 months ago Nathan

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• Food

Donut Hole: the drive-through tunnel that has attracted donut-lovers since 1968.

6 months ago Nathan

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• Travel

Plutonian Cave of Eleusis: according to the legend, it holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld!

7 months ago Nathan

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• Travel

Walberla: an ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

11 months ago Nathan

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• Travel

Glacier Express: Switzerland’s iconic (and wonderful) train journey

1 year ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 6 – what is Waitangi Day and how does New Zealand celebrate it

1 year ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Discover Þorrablót, Iceland’s midwinter feast

1 year ago Nathan

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• Food

Šakotis: Lithuanian spit cake roasted over a fire that looks like a Christmas tree.

1 year ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Kekri: Finland’s answer to day of the dead

1 year ago Nathan

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• Travel

The Blessing Stone of St Dogmaels, the stone that has been used as a place to bless fishing boats since the Middle Ages.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Tata the Bus Driver: a roundabout in the West Indies that pays tribute to a bus driver who brokered no-nonsense on the school route.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Abandoned Places

Isla del Carmen, Mexico, the rural island that is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine. But But

2 years ago Nathan

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• Abandoned Places

Springs Park, the nearly century-old amusement park that is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Discover the forgotten history of Mother’s Day

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Estonia’s Hill of Crosses, the small hill covered in hand-made twig crosses that are said to bring good luck.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Thousla Cross, a concrete memorial that commemorates a group of brave locals who saved the crew and passengers of a wrecked ship.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

The Bigfoot Trap of Jacksonville, Oregon

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Mr Yakkerboo and Blue, a sculpture dedicated to a strange, local cryptid beloved by all.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Karl og Kerling – two petrified trolls in Iceland

2 years ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Lord of Misrule

2 years ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2023

December 23#: Festivus

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• Random Christmas 2023

December 18#: Bake Cookies Day

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• Random Christmas 2023

December 13#: National Cocoa Day

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• Random Christmas 2023

December 11#: Green Monday

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• Random Christmas 2023

December 2#: Candle Day

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• Travel

The story behind Helen’s Bridge in Asheville, North Carolina

2 years ago Nathan

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• Food

Kalakukko, an edible carrying case for fish

3 years ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

July 4: It’s Independence Day for the U.S.

3 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Ashland Witch Caves, small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.

3 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

The Postie Stone: a memorial to two dedicated postal workers who lost their lives…delivering mail.

3 years ago Nathan

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Elijah Bond’s Ouija Board Grave

3 years ago Nathan

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• Food

Fried Cod Tongues – a traditional treat from Newfoundland

3 years ago Nathan

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Maxine Menster’s Gravestone and her Christmas Cookie recipe

3 years ago Nathan

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• Food

Saaremaa, the Estonian island where Christmas trees become soda

3 years ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

21# Jingle Bell Rock: Bobby Helms’ Rockin’ Christmas classic

3 years ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

16# It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

3 years ago Nathan