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A Compendium of
Curious Facts

Illustrated by Michelle Enemark
no. 295

Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society

Included in the price of a deluxe membership into the Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society
no. 294

Oymyakon

Amount of time you could stand outside naked on an average day in coldest permanantly inhabited place on earth before you freeze to death
no. 293

Shackleton's Antarctic Hut

Surprise discovery during the 2006 restoration of Shackleton's Antarcic hut
no. 292

Blood Falls

The "blood" of Antarctica's Blood Falls
no. 291

The Hat Museum

Collections at the Ladd-Reingold House
no. 290

Fontana Dei Matti

How to earn a certificate of madness
no. 289

Bull Surfing in Kerala

India's version of rodeo: Rice Paddy Bull Surfing
no. 288

Reveille Mascot Cemetery

Number of past Texas A&M canine mascots who received military funerals and are buried in their own cemetery
no. 287

Sanctuaries of Difunta Correa

Argentinia's Difunta Correa is the unofficial saint of travelers, never-ending holy breast milk
no. 286

Peabody Hotel Duck March

The celebrities who have march daily, for the last 100 years, from their penthouse down a red carpet to the lobby fountain at Memphis' Peabody Hotel