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A Compendium of
Curious Facts

Illustrated by Michelle Enemark
no. 275

Gävlebocken

Survival rate of Sweden's giant yule goat, the Gavlebocken
no. 274

Chocolate Hills

legend of the Chocolate Hills in the Philippines
no. 273

Nabokov's Butterflies

Lepidopterist whose 1945 theory of butterfly evolution finally proved in 2011
no. 272

Padre Pio Shrine

Relics in the Padre Pio Shrine
no. 271

Tapsa Temple

1 Buddhist Hermit + 30 years alone
no. 270

Globe Museum

Highlight of Vienna's Globe Museum
no. 269

Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds

Among the devices at the Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
no. 268

Dean's Blue Hole

Comparative Depth of the Deepest Known Blue Hole
no. 267

Igloo City

Never finished, empty, and abandoned hotel in remote Alaska
no. 266

Lexington's Biblical Miniature Golf

Mini-golf + Religion =