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Covering the world's most wondrous food and drink.
Prepared Foods

Snake Soup

During Hong Kong winters, crowds flock to small diners with serpents in their cupboards.
Prepared Foods

Boiled Green Peanuts

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.
Drinks

Turkish Coffee

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Fruits & Vegetables

African Horned Cucumber

The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”
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May 27

New Lebanon, NY

Unearthing Utopia: A Hands-On Dig Into The Life of The Shakers

This Memorial Day weekend, set out on an archaeological expedition with DigVentures to excavate the ruins of America's biggest Shaker settlement.
Diorama #8 "God's Universal Form."
May 27

Los Angeles, California

The Dioramas and Animatronics of the Bhagavad-gita Museum

Get ready to experience Krishna's transcendental manifestations.
May 27

Oaks, Pennsylvania

Kitsch and Americana at the American Treasure Tour Museum

Enjoy exclusive access to delicate Wurlitzer organs, creepy clowns, and The Noid in this insane explosion of kitsch history.
Once a ferry, now a rusting hulk.
May 28

Nanjemoy, Maryland

In Search of the Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay

Join us for a kayak exploration of the Western Hemisphere's largest ship graveyard.
The Enigma machine, developed by Arthur Scherbius in 1923.
May 30

Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Secrets Revealed at NSA's National Cryptologic Museum

Travel through cryptologic history breaking some codes along the way.
The city's Main Pumping Station, circa 1905.
May 30

Washington, D.C.

From Waste to Water

During Infrastructure Week, get an inside look at the historic Main Pumping Station and D.C. Water's new yet-to-be-opened headquarters.
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The Wit and Wisdom of Ancient Jewish Graffiti
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The Wit and Wisdom of Ancient Jewish Graffiti

Researchers in the field have uncovered related messages ranging from "Lasius is a pervert" to “Good luck in your resurrection.”
May 24, 2018
Tell Us About Your Hometown's Hidden Tunnels
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Tell Us About Your Hometown's Hidden Tunnels

We want to hear your local stories about secret underground passages—real or rumored.
May 24, 2018
We Have Probably Been Imagining Pterosaurs All Wrong
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We Have Probably Been Imagining Pterosaurs All Wrong

New research suggests we've misunderstood the legs of these prehistoric flyers.
May 24, 2018
Searching for Genesis StoryTime, a Lost Canadian Cable Channel
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Searching for Genesis StoryTime, a Lost Canadian Cable Channel

It used a technology known as videotex to distribute children’s books over television screens.
May 24, 2018
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