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Cucumber Straightener
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Cucumber Straightener

Victorians used this glass tube to keep their cukes from curling.
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Muskrat Dinners
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Muskrat Dinners

In Michigan's Downriver region, a few churches are maintaining a fading Lenten tradition.
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Liquor Offering at Kal Bhairav Temple
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Liquor Offering at Kal Bhairav Temple

Devotees bring bottles of booze to a deity in Ujjain.
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Pancake Racing
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Pancake Racing

What better way to celebrate Shrove Tuesday than to run with a pancake-laden skillet?
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Pouring Moroccan Mint Tea
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Pouring Moroccan Mint Tea

A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.
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Burns Supper
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Burns Supper

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.
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Kräftskiva
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Kräftskiva

Don your party hat, sing, and chow down at these seasonal Swedish crayfish feasts.
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Nimbu Mirchi
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Nimbu Mirchi

These dangling decorations of lemon and chili peppers are meant to ward off a goddess of misfortune.
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Jinshan Sulphuric Fire Fishing Festival
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Jinshan Sulphuric Fire Fishing Festival

See Taiwan's dying art of fishing with fire.
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Kottabos
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Kottabos

The ancient game of wine-flicking is as difficult as it is messy.
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World Custard Pie Throwing Championship
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World Custard Pie Throwing Championship

The townspeople of Coxheath have been hurling pies at one another since 1967.
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Wazwan
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Wazwan

This Kashmiri feast features 36 dishes and takes more than two hours to eat.
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International Pizza Expo
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International Pizza Expo

Where the world's best pizzas face off.
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Giant Omelette Festival
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Giant Omelette Festival

A brotherhood is behind this 15,000-egg tradition.
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Batalla del Vino
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Batalla del Vino

Goggles are a good idea at this wine-slinging battle.
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World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off
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World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off

An ardent celebration of a humble source of protein.
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Golden Spurtle
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Golden Spurtle

At this Scottish porridge-making competition, contestants vie to be the champions of breakfast.
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Pontefract Liquorice Festival
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Pontefract Liquorice Festival

At this annual event, the bitter sweet enhances everything from sausages to pies to clothing.
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Detroit-Style Coney Dog Pizza
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Detroit-Style Coney Dog Pizza

A greasy crossroads of history and culture.
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Blue Wine
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Blue Wine

Recently introduced to France, it's the color of pool water.
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Entierro de la Sardina
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Entierro de la Sardina

Murcians celebrate the end of Lenten fasting by burning a giant papier-mâché sardine.
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Jucy Lucy
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Jucy Lucy

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.
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Ghost Pepper Ice Cream
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Ghost Pepper Ice Cream

In Rehoboth Beach, you need a signed waiver to satisfy your sweet tooth with this fiery dessert.
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Amezaiku
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Amezaiku

This gorgeous sugar art is making a comeback.
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