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Sweets

Turkey Joints

These eerily bone-like candies come with bumpy hazelnut “joints” and chocolate “marrow” inside.
Prepared Foods

Madfouna

This Saharan sand-baked fare is nicknamed “Berber pizza.”
Sweets

Marmite de l’Escalade

Smashing this chocolate cauldron is the best part of Geneva’s celebration of a historic battle win.
Sweets

Apple Cheese

This sliceable sweet treat is actually dairy-free.
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Upcoming Events
Ruins of the St. Francis Dam.
Feb
17 - 23
Santa Clarita, California

The St. Francis Dam Disaster

Hike the ruins of the dam that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.
Kelpius Cave in Philadelphia.
Feb 21
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cults at Sphinx & Snakeskin: Philadelphia and Beyond

Surrender your individuality as we explore various cult movements peripherally and directly connected to Philadelphia.
Homeboy Electronics Recycling.
Feb 22
Los Angeles, California

Trash Transformation

Explore two places where waste is collected, then remade into treasures.
Bardahl sign and headquarters.
Feb 22
Seattle, Washington

Inside Bardahl: A Guided Tour

Explore the headquarters of this automotive empire and meet legendary race car driver Al Young.
Steve Ainsworth - expert in death investigation.
Feb 22
Boulder, Colorado

The Art of Solving a Cold Case

Indulge your inner detective and learn how cold cases are solved!
Investigating... the laundry.
Feb 22
Chicago, Illinois

Murder Mystery Soiree

Whodunnit? A Prohibition-era murder mystery for the ages!
Art Deco architecture and sculpture adorn the local public elementary school.
Feb 23
Greenbelt, Maryland

Discover Greenbelt's Utopian Community of Tomorrow

An Art Deco dream to some, a hotbed of radical socialism to others.
Learning lock picking in Los Angeles.
Feb 23
Los Angeles, California

Lock Picking and Spirit Tasting

A tasting of locally distilled liquors, followed by a hands-on workshop on the fascinating art of lock picking.
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manuscripts

How a 14th-Century Nun Faked Her Own Death

Her escape was documented in the margins of a medieval manuscript.
February 18, 2019
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beach

Found: A 50-Year-Old Scientific Message, Stuffed in a Bottle

Thousands were cast into the waves in the 1960s, and one turned up in Texas decades later.
February 18, 2019
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food art

Every Page of This Book Is a Slice of Cheese

And it's sitting on the shelves at several university libraries.
February 18, 2019
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breakup week

Tolstoy Ghosted His Wife Then Up and Died

But he did not get the quiet death he was seeking.
February 15, 2019
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