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A Compendium of
Curious Facts

Illustrated by Michelle Enemark
no. 375

Fermilab

Fermilab Buffalo
no. 374

Tsavo Man Eaters

Tsavo Lions
no. 373

Paul Bunyon

Bunyon's Hotdog
no. 372

Lincoln Tomb

Lincoln's Tomb
no. 371

King Neptune Memorial

King Neptune
no. 370

Ko Hin-Ngam

Removing a stone from Thailand's Island of Black Pebbles ≈ a lifelong curse
no. 369

Nurse Sharks of Compass Cay

Residents of Compass Cay
no. 368

Burle Triangle

France's mysterious snowy version of the Bermuda Triangle = the Burle Triangle
no. 367

Underground Tunnels of Los Angeles

11 miles of underground service tunnels in LA = a bygone complex of raucous prohibition-era basement speakeasies
no. 366

Mrs. Chippy Monument

Crew of the Endurance voyage to Antarctica