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Museum of Menstruation
Museum of Menstruation One man's expansive collection devoted entirely to menstruation Housed in the basement of a Washington D.C. home, the museum closed in 1998, but there may be some possibility of...
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Icelandic Phallological Museum
Icelandic Phallological MuseumAn encyclopedic collection of mammal penisesThe Icelandic Phallological Museum in Reykjavik bills itself as “probably the only museum in the world to contain a collection...
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Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
Museum of Quackery and Medical FraudsA museum within a museum, devoted to histories most questionable medical devicesWhile technically this museum closed in 2002, thanks to the intrepid efforts of the...
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Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Museum of the Holy Souls in PurgatoryA collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatoryLocated in the back of the Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio on the banks of the...
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International Museum of Surgical Science
International Museum of Surgical ScienceMuseum dedicated to Surgical Science, and its assorted artsSurgery has a sordid past. Through the 16th century, barbers also served the role of surgeon, wielding...
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Humboldt Museum
Humboldt MuseumLocal history museum with skulls of red-haired giants.Local legends passed down by the Paiute Indians tell of a race of giants who were exterminated by the tribe. It is said this was...
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Historical Dental Museum
Historical Dental MuseumMuseum boasting a bucket of teeth and the tale of a twentieth-century dental circusShow girls, singing and dancing. A band with blasting bugles. A dental chair poised, at the...
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Dittrick Medical Museum
Dittrick Medical MuseumMedical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800sHoused at Case Western Reserve University, the Dittrick Medical History Center is dedicated to the study...
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Museum of Human Anatomy
Museum of Human AnatomyAnatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasuresTucked all over Italy, housed in universities, in dusty museums, in backrooms with irregular hours, are astounding collections of a...
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Josephinum Medical Museum
Josephinum Medical MuseumOne of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the worldOnce an academy for aspiring imperial army surgeons, the Josephinum is now a medical museum housing the second...
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Band-e Amir Lakes
Band-e Amir LakesSplashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscapeThe lakes of Band-e Amir are an incredibly stunning sight. Six deep blue lakes suddenly appear like sparkling jewels in the...
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Mono Lake
Mono LakeAqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimpMono Lake is believed to have formed 760,000 years ago, making it one of...
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Pitch Lake
Pitch LakeThis peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.Sometimes, it feels soft and spongy, like the top of a gigantic eraser. At other points, it's more like...
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Lake Retba
Lake RetbaA lake that looks like blushing pink lemonade is deceptively saltyEvoking visions of Candyland fantasies, the princess pink waters of Lake Retba are deceptively inviting. White beaches and...
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Gruta Do Lago Azul: The Blue Lake Grotto
Gruta Do Lago Azul: The Blue Lake GrottoPart of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones. It is possible that no human had set foot in this cave...
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Undersea Brine Lake
Undersea Brine LakeA lake at the bottom of the oceanImagine discovering a lake whose waves gently lap at its shores, leaving high water marks and ripples in the nearby sand. Now imagine the very same...
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Hanging Lake
Hanging LakeCrystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon1,000 feet up the steep walls of Glenwood Canyon there hides away a basin full of water the color of Paris...
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Boiling Lake
Boiling LakeThis mountaintop lake bubbles and steams in a perpetual boil, thanks to its direct link to the Earth's molten coreThere’s nothing quite like a secluded lake. Passing through a thicket of...
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Kaindy Lake
Kaindy LakeSubmerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lakeKaindy Lake is an idyllic mountain lake in Kazakhstan’s portion of the Tian Shan Mountains, close to the country’s...
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Gippsland Lake Bioluminescence
Gippsland Lake BioluminescenceAustralian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca ScintillansThe conditions were rare, and they were perfect. Starting with a series of bush fires in 2006, followed by torrential...
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