A Compendium of
Curious Facts

Illustrated by Michelle Enemark

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House of Broel

Holdings of the House of Broel

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Thee Ain Ancient Village

Foundations of the abandoned village of Dhee Ayn in Saudi Arabia

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National Corvette Museum Sinkhole

Rare corvettes swallowed by the National Corvette Museum Sinkhole

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Victoria Woodhull Memorial

England's Tewkesbury Abbey is home to: a Victoria Woodhull memorial and famous mustard balls.

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Le Défenseur du Temps (The Defender of Time)

The "Defender of Time" on a Parisian Automaton clock must hourly battle: a crab, a rooster, and a dragon

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Museum of the History of Medicine

Prized item in France's Museum of the History of Medicine

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Glowing Millipedes of Sequoia National Park

Unique resident of Sequoia National Park

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Musée Mécanique

150,000 toothpicks + 4000 hours + lots of rubber cement = Toothpick Fantasy

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Pig Beach

Notable feature of the Bahamas' Island Big Major Cay

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Unclaimed Baggage Center

Some of the most unusual items at the Unclaimed Baggage Center