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Victorian Hairwork Ring

Victorian Hair Jewelry

Although jewelry made from human hair has existed throughout much of recorded history, a combination of Queen Victoria’s favor and a surfeit of out-of-work wig

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Spirit Stereoscopy

Spirit Stereoscopy

More than 100 years ago, stereoscopes offered families an opportunity to visit faraway lands and witness world-changing events in a sensory-enveloping three dimensions. Middle class

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The Mari Lwyd of Wales

Odd Holiday Traditions

For many of us, an annual Christmas celebration includes little more than giving gifts, singing carols, and overeating. Around the world, however, many pagan practices

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Shrunken Heads

Shrunken Heads

There are few requests Arca Noctis gets more often than for authentic shrunken heads. While they are a Hollywood staple of freak shows, oddities shops

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Odd Fellows

The Odd Fellows

While the suggestion of a secret fraternal order often brings to mind the Freemasons, there have been and continue to be dozens of other, similar

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