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A plaster replica of Saint John Bosco on display in Liverpool

It's not every day you find the brain of a saint in a cupboard.

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Get ready for Nerf gun duels.

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The government also rejected a more serious request to change the anthem's official lyrics to be more inclusive of indigenous peoples.

Donkey Kong Country gets trippy in this vaporwave homage.

The SNES classic goes down the internet rabbit hole in this trippy homage.

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Think the moon, the planets, and the stars are community property? Not according to these landlords.

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Jelly beans are shiny because they're coated in shellac, which is a resin that's secreted by the female lac bug (laccifer lacca) after it drinks the sap of trees.

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These seven animals are olfactory dead ringers for classic Jelly Belly flavors.

For decades, pranksters have plopped a cone atop the Duke of Wellington’s head.

The Duke of Wellington's orange topper is a Glaswegian tradition—but historically, officials haven't been too happy about it.

For decades, pranksters have plopped a cone atop the Duke of Wellington’s head.

The Duke of Wellington's orange topper is a Glaswegian tradition—but historically, officials haven't been too happy about it.

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The gravestone has an interactive screen capable of displaying pictures, video, and other types of digital odes to the deceased.

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The most famous king in British history owned some very unusual curiosities indeed.

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Short answer: water, plankton fossils, and hot rock.

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Cracking this code could solve a murder.

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They offer everything but fries.

A photograph of Portland, Oregon's Mill Ends Park—the world's smallest park.

“Ireland” may be the most popular answer given when someone is asked about where leprechauns supposedly roam, but Portland, Oregon has its very own population of little green-clad Irishmen, too.

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Some species have evolved to look like an entirely different type of living creature.

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There seems to be no end to the weird things beer makers will do to get noticed. Here are just a few of our favorites.

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The Puritans were preoccupied with the devil’s doings.

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A pair of pop-up restaurants is paying tribute to the divisive condiment.

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Sheltered from the elements, the tombstones are remarkably well-preserved.

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He usually went by Mr. Wolfe + 585, Senior.

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The Tulsans of 1957 might have been a little too confident.

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The works of art are crumbling as people try to figure out what to do with them.

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Sometimes, the desire to get close to the famous continues even after the celebrity has died.