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A Compendium of
Curious Facts

Illustrated by Michelle Enemark
no. 285

Dymaxion Chronofile

Buckminster Fuller's 140,000 papers + 1,700 hours of audio and video
no. 284

Kalyan Minaret

Various uses of the 900 year old Kalyan Minaret in Uzbekistan throughout the years
no. 283

Le Chêne Chapelle (The Chapel Oak)

Number of chapels in a tree in Allouville-Bellefosse, France
no. 282

International Sea Glass Museum

Source of the rarest color of sea glass according to the International Sea Glass Museum
no. 281

The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica

Remarkable feature of the Waldsassen Basillica's Christian martyr relics
no. 280

Troublesome Creek

Origin of the centuries Blue-skinned Fugates of Troublesome Kentucky
no. 279

Nonseum

Some favorite items among the world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions
no. 278

Cinder Lake Crater Field

Cinder Lake Crater Field = Practice Moon
no. 277

Flying Santa Delivers to Boston Light

How New England Lighthouse Keepers have received Christmas presents for the last 85 years
no. 276

Talking Lamp

Malmö, Sweden's symbol of Christmastime