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How Millions of Pounds of Maine Lobster Make It From New York to China

Sarah Laskow August 4, 2015
cults

100 Wonders: Taco Time

Dylan Thuras July 28, 2015
food

Where Do Maryland Crabs Come From? Virginia, Apparently

Sarah Laskow July 27, 2015
Waterbury, Vermont

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Norfolk, Virginia

Doumar's Barbecue

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.
animals

Smile! It's the Fish With Human Teeth

Sarah Laskow June 24, 2015
food

FOUND: A Perfectly Round Chicken's Egg

Sarah Laskow June 19, 2015
The Gamma Field
Hitachiōmiya-shi, Japan

The Gamma Field

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.
The Hawaiian pizza is actually a Canadian classic.
food

The Greek-Canadian Origins of the Hawaiian Pizza

This controversial pie came from Ontario, not Oahu.
Dan Nosowitz June 4, 2015
China Watermelon Museum
Beijing, China

China Watermelon Museum

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.
food

See the Candied Animals Once Sold By Ninjas in Japan

Linda Lombardi April 21, 2015
The tomb of General Tso.
Changsha, China

General Tso's Tomb

The man who is mainly remembered for a chicken dish he had nothing to do with is buried under a large concrete dome.
The fisherman left their tools, as well as many personal belongings
Eskifjorður, Iceland

Randulff’s Sea House

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.
The placard at the site.
Riverside, California

The Parent Washington Navel Tree

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.
The ICAR Canned Beef Monument.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

ICAR Canned Beef Monument

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.
Snake Village
Việt Hưng, Vietnam

Snake Village

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.
Buckfast Abbey
Devon, England

Buckfast Abbey

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.
Permanently Closed
Böhmisches Brauhaus
Berlin, Germany

Böhmisches Brauhaus

The abandoned remains of this Victorian brewery hide crumbling bowling alleys and rusting industrial gear.