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The man who faked a military career for attention
Aoshima Island: A Cat-Heavy Abandonment
The world's steepest street is a thrill and a danger
A castle prison turned battleground in WWII
How a hotel bar meeting gave birth to NASCAR
A tragic game of Go ends in blood and death
Ancient graffiti mocks a Christian worshipper
The diplomat, the opera singer, and a bizarre deception
The curious case of the Republic of Indian Stream
The Cardiff Giant: America's most famous hoax
A mountain that has been on fire for millennia
The absurd fan pilgrimage to a tree in Illinois
The unbelievable life of a pop star's pet chimp
The fighter jet that landed itself in a cornfield
The uproarious tradition of public shaming
A Congressman turned scandal: the downfall of Ney
The highs and lows of an opium addict's life
The ancient gadget that forecast eclipses
How pigeons became aerial photographers
