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El Campello, Spain

El Campello Moors and Christians Festival

In this coastal town, the time-honored tradition of reenacting the struggle between the Christians and Moors includes the arrival of the Moorish fleet.
Highlands, New Jersey

Navesink Twin Lights

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.
Exterior of St Olave's, taken from Seething Lane.
London, England

St Olave Hart Street

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
A couple of dressed-up tourists pay homage to Salem's Bewitched statue.
31 days of halloween

Salem and the Rise of Witch Kitsch

How Salem went from executing witches to marketing them.
Cara Giaimo October 31, 2016
Elmhurst Dairy in Jamaica, Queens, closes this week.
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Inside the Final Days of New York City's Last Dairy

Elmhurst Dairy closes its doors in late October. What happens when a metropolis loses milk?
Marguerite Holloway October 30, 2016
Adam's Calendar from above
Ehlanzeni, South Africa

Adam's Calendar

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.
Victorian women were overly concerned with fitting beauty standards.
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The Horrifying Legacy of the Victorian Tapeworm Diet

A beauty fad that continues to haunt us.
Mariana Zapata October 26, 2016
The Wesleyan Chapel's three original walls.
Seneca Falls, New York

Wesleyan Chapel

What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.
An illustration of tomatoes from an 1893 catalogue of seeds.
31 days of halloween

When Tomatoes Were Blamed For Witchcraft and Werewolves

People have feared tomatoes for 600 years.
Romie Stott October 24, 2016
Luisenburg
Wunsiedel, Germany

Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth

Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.
The Rookwood Ice Cream Parlor
Cincinnati, Ohio

Rookwood Ice Cream Parlor

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.
Burry Port plaque
Carmarthenshire, Wales

The Great Welsh Amelia Earhart Controversy

Where, exactly, the great aviator completed her transatlantic flight has caused some trouble in Wales.
A postcard from Marineland, where Lamme worked in the '40s.
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Stolen Artifacts! Drunk Teens! And More True Tales of Florida's First State Archaeologist

Vernon Lamme was not your average archaeologist.
Sarah Laskow October 19, 2016
Graves in the Standish Burial Ground
Duxbury, Massachusetts

Myles Standish Burial Ground

It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.
Freedmen voting in New Orleans in 1867.
31 days of halloween

The Persistent Problem of Trying to Rig Elections with Dead People

Zombie voters just aren't efficient.
Cara Giaimo and Sarah Laskow October 17, 2016
Lady Hamilton as Circe by George Romney
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The Society Lady Who Brought Ancient Greek Fashion to 18th Century Europe

A stylish tragicomedy.
Mariana Zapata October 12, 2016
St. Augustine, Florida

The Fountain of Youth

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Franken Berry and the other Monster Cereals remain cult favorites.
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The 1970s Monster Cereal That Caused a Pink Poop Panic

"Franken Berry Stool" was a common childhood ailment.
Cara Giaimo October 10, 2016