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Museum visits are often informative to enrich one’s knowledge. But occasionally, you will have experiences that may leave you questioning whether what you saw was indeed real. 

Take these unusual exhibits, for example. We’re talking about displays like jars filled with actual kidney stones, “the world’s roundest object,” and Thomas Edison’s final breath preserved in a test tube (and no, you didn’t misread that). 

Like what we did in a previous piece, we’ve collected some of the oddest, most eye-catching museum finds from different corners of the internet. Scroll through and be amazed or weirded out, either of which would be understandable.

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That's Unreal

That's Unreal

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This Little Girl's Rock Displayed In My Local Museum

This Little Girl's Rock Displayed In My Local Museum

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The Capitoline Museums In Rome Have Artworks Carved Out On Stone For Visually Impaired People To Feel So That They Can Also Enjoy Paintings

The Capitoline Museums In Rome Have Artworks Carved Out On Stone For Visually Impaired People To Feel So That They Can Also Enjoy Paintings

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Since we’re on the topic, let’s look at a few of the world’s unusual museums, beginning with the Beijing Museum of Tap Water in China. As the name suggests, it’s all about the 90-year-old history of Beijing tap water. 

What can you expect inside the museum? One hundred thirty artifacts, 110 photos, 40 models, and sand tables. It also has a miniature tap water filtration system for a better visual presentation. 

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The Swedish Warship Vasa. It Sank In 1628 Less Than A Mile Into Its Maiden Voyage And Was Recovered From The Sea Floor After 333 Years Almost Completely Intact

The Swedish Warship Vasa. It Sank In 1628 Less Than A Mile Into Its Maiden Voyage And Was Recovered From The Sea Floor After 333 Years Almost Completely Intact

Now housed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, it is the world's best-preserved 17th-century ship.

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Suitcases Of People Sent To Concentration Camps. Poland, Gdańsk, World War II Museum. Each Suitcase Is A Family, A Life

Suitcases Of People Sent To Concentration Camps. Poland, Gdańsk, World War II Museum. Each Suitcase Is A Family, A Life

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Museum Glass vs. Regular Glass

Museum Glass vs. Regular Glass

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The British Lawnmower Museum in the UK is about the history of the grass-cutting device, which dates back to the late 1700s. It displays around 300 restored lawnmowers, including the first patent in 1799. 

The museum also features lawnmowers owned by notable figures Princess Diana and Prince Charles, legendary musician Brian May, and television personality Nicholas Parsons.

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The Actual Bus Rosa Parks Refused To Change Seats On. National Civil Rights Museum. Memphis, TN

The Actual Bus Rosa Parks Refused To Change Seats On. National Civil Rights Museum. Memphis, TN

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The Ficus Retusa Linn, The World’s Oldest Bonsai Tree, Is Over 1000 Years Old. Crespi Bonsai Museum, Italy

The Ficus Retusa Linn, The World’s Oldest Bonsai Tree, Is Over 1000 Years Old. Crespi Bonsai Museum, Italy

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From My Trip Through The Holocaust Museum, This Little Boy Took His Boot Off To Shower And Never Put It Back On

From My Trip Through The Holocaust Museum, This Little Boy Took His Boot Off To Shower And Never Put It Back On

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In addition to soulful jazz music and delectable Cajun food, New Orleans is also known for the Museum of Death. Stepping into the place, you’ll find antique mortician tools, body bags, coffins, and everything that will remind you of mortality

The museum also features photos of the infamous Manson family, along with images of crime scenes and car accidents. The website was kind enough to point out that this isn’t for the faint of heart, so proceed with caution.

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In Japan, There Is A Museum For Rocks That Look Like Faces

In Japan, There Is A Museum For Rocks That Look Like Faces

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These Mugs Are 3,700 Years Old. From The Minoan Civilization And Now On Display At The Heraklion Museum, Greece

These Mugs Are 3,700 Years Old. From The Minoan Civilization And Now On Display At The Heraklion Museum, Greece

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The Original Gay Pride Flag, And The Sewing Machine It Was Made With

The Original Gay Pride Flag, And The Sewing Machine It Was Made With

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If you are curious about indoor plumbing and happen to be in India, visit the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets. Sociologist Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak founded the museum in 1992 to highlight the historical development of toilet systems and the evolution of sanitation. 

It houses pictures and objects dating back to 2500 BC, as well as bidets and water closets that began to appear in households in 1145 AD. You will also find poems that appreciate the use of toilets.

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The Whale At The American Museum Of Natural History Is Now Vaccinated! They Gave It A Bandage When Kids In America Were Approved For Their Shots

The Whale At The American Museum Of Natural History Is Now Vaccinated! They Gave It A Bandage When Kids In America Were Approved For Their Shots

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I Went To A Guitar Exhibition That Featured A Space For Air Guitar

I Went To A Guitar Exhibition That Featured A Space For Air Guitar

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This Moon Exhibition In My Local Town

This Moon Exhibition In My Local Town

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We’d also like to hear from you, readers. Have you encountered odd museum finds? If not, which ones among this list stood out to you? Comment below!

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The Fire Exit Sign In This Egyptian Museum Is A Pharaoh Running

The Fire Exit Sign In This Egyptian Museum Is A Pharaoh Running

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These Flowers Are Made From Crystals. Natural History Museum, Vienna

These Flowers Are Made From Crystals. Natural History Museum, Vienna

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These Dinosaurs Wearing Masks At The Indianapolis Children's Museum

These Dinosaurs Wearing Masks At The Indianapolis Children's Museum

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My Local Museum Got A Life-Size Replica Of A Quetzalcoatlus. It Looks Too Real

My Local Museum Got A Life-Size Replica Of A Quetzalcoatlus. It Looks Too Real

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The Way This Museum Arranged Snail Shells To Demonstrate Color Variation

The Way This Museum Arranged Snail Shells To Demonstrate Color Variation

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One Of The 4000-Year-Old Well-Preserved Wagons Unearthed In The Lchashen Village In The Vicinity Of Lake Sevan. Made Of Oak, They Are The Oldest Known Wagons In The World

One Of The 4000-Year-Old Well-Preserved Wagons Unearthed In The Lchashen Village In The Vicinity Of Lake Sevan. Made Of Oak, They Are The Oldest Known Wagons In The World

Now on display at the History Museum of Armenia.

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#22

LEGO Dinosaur, Australian Museum

LEGO Dinosaur, Australian Museum

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This Museum Has Taxidermized Animals Randomly Hidden In Odd Places - Behind Other Exhibits And So On

This Museum Has Taxidermized Animals Randomly Hidden In Odd Places - Behind Other Exhibits And So On

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1,800-Year-Old Roman Leather Sandals On Display At Vindolanda Fort In Northumberland, England

1,800-Year-Old Roman Leather Sandals On Display At Vindolanda Fort In Northumberland, England

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I Found The Infamous 3700-Year-Old Copper Sale Complaint In The British Museum

I Found The Infamous 3700-Year-Old Copper Sale Complaint In The British Museum

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There Is A Free Public Cycle Path Through The National Dutch World War II Museum

There Is A Free Public Cycle Path Through The National Dutch World War II Museum

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From The Hakone Open-Air Museum

From The Hakone Open-Air Museum

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A Museum Display Showing The Clothing Worn By Intimate Assault Survivors During The Time Of Their Attacks

A Museum Display Showing The Clothing Worn By Intimate Assault Survivors During The Time Of Their Attacks

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My Brother Went On A Trip To Egypt And Saw Mummified Crocodiles Exhibited In A Museum

My Brother Went On A Trip To Egypt And Saw Mummified Crocodiles Exhibited In A Museum

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#30

Xenomorph By H. R. Giger. Exhibition In Berlin

Xenomorph By H. R. Giger. Exhibition In Berlin

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A Full Human Nervous System In The Anatomy Museum In Baylor College Of Medicine

A Full Human Nervous System In The Anatomy Museum In Baylor College Of Medicine

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Dice For An Ancient Korean Drinking Game, Inscribed With Commands Like "Chug It All And Dance" Or "Sing A Song". Around 750 AD, Gyeongju National Museum

Dice For An Ancient Korean Drinking Game, Inscribed With Commands Like "Chug It All And Dance" Or "Sing A Song". Around 750 AD, Gyeongju National Museum

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"Puppy" - A Dog Statue Made Entirely Of Flowers By Jeff Koons In 1992, Is Located In The Guggenheim Museum In Bilbao, Spain

"Puppy" - A Dog Statue Made Entirely Of Flowers By Jeff Koons In 1992, Is Located In The Guggenheim Museum In Bilbao, Spain

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I Took This At The Van Gogh Exhibit In NYC. One Of The Best Experiences Of My Life

I Took This At The Van Gogh Exhibit In NYC. One Of The Best Experiences Of My Life

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Skeleton Of Siamese Twins In The Mütter Museum

Skeleton Of Siamese Twins In The Mütter Museum

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The Best Preserved "Lorica Segmentata" Roman Plate Armor In The World To Date, Corbridge Roman Site Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, UK

The Best Preserved "Lorica Segmentata" Roman Plate Armor In The World To Date, Corbridge Roman Site Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, UK

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The Museum In My City Dressed Up The Dinosaurs For Christmas. Taichung, Taiwan

The Museum In My City Dressed Up The Dinosaurs For Christmas. Taichung, Taiwan

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#38

I Found The Holy Grail Today In A Museum In France

I Found The Holy Grail Today In A Museum In France

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#39

This Art Exhibit At Renwick Gallery

This Art Exhibit At Renwick Gallery

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This Real Triceratops Skull In Mid-Processing. Denver Science Museum

This Real Triceratops Skull In Mid-Processing. Denver Science Museum

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Inflatable Tank Decoy Used In WWII To Fool The Germans Into Thinking The Allies Were Going To Invade Hundreds Of Miles From The Actual D-Day Landing Sites

Inflatable Tank Decoy Used In WWII To Fool The Germans Into Thinking The Allies Were Going To Invade Hundreds Of Miles From The Actual D-Day Landing Sites

International Spy Museum, Washington DC.

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This Hyper-Realistic Ocean Wave In A Museum Exhibit

This Hyper-Realistic Ocean Wave In A Museum Exhibit

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The World's Roundest Object, At The Deutsche Museum In Munich, Germany

The World's Roundest Object, At The Deutsche Museum In Munich, Germany

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The Roman Wine Of Speyer Is The Oldest Wine Of The World That Is Still Liquid. The Bottle Has Been Dated Between 325 And 350 AD. It Was Found In 1867 In A Grave And Is Today In A Museum

The Roman Wine Of Speyer Is The Oldest Wine Of The World That Is Still Liquid. The Bottle Has Been Dated Between 325 And 350 AD. It Was Found In 1867 In A Grave And Is Today In A Museum

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Data's Costume On Display At The Goonies Museum In Astoria, Oregon

Data's Costume On Display At The Goonies Museum In Astoria, Oregon

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#46

This Art Museum In Denmark Lets You Scratch A Lamborghini

This Art Museum In Denmark Lets You Scratch A Lamborghini

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#47

These Jars In A Surgery Museum Are Full Of Gallstones And Kidney Stones

These Jars In A Surgery Museum Are Full Of Gallstones And Kidney Stones

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#48

Charming Anglerfish Sculpture At The Ripley’s Museum In Wisconsin Dells, Made From Scrap Metal

Charming Anglerfish Sculpture At The Ripley’s Museum In Wisconsin Dells, Made From Scrap Metal

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These Models Of Hippies, Skaters, And Punks Are In A History Museum In Ecuador

These Models Of Hippies, Skaters, And Punks Are In A History Museum In Ecuador

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Plastic Bag Jellyfish At Vancouver Aquarium

Plastic Bag Jellyfish At Vancouver Aquarium

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Dom Pedro Aquamarine. The World's Largest Cut Aquamarine Gem. At The Smithsonian National Museum

Dom Pedro Aquamarine. The World's Largest Cut Aquamarine Gem. At The Smithsonian National Museum

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This Wax Museum Has A Wax Figure In The Restroom

This Wax Museum Has A Wax Figure In The Restroom

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The Digital Art Museum In Tokyo Is A Must-See For Japan

The Digital Art Museum In Tokyo Is A Must-See For Japan

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#54

Van Gogh Exhibit's Entrance

Van Gogh Exhibit's Entrance

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Out Of Over 40,000 Windows In The World Trade Center Building Only One Survived Intact And It Was Marked To Have Come From The 82nd Floor

Out Of Over 40,000 Windows In The World Trade Center Building Only One Survived Intact And It Was Marked To Have Come From The 82nd Floor

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All Separate Blown Glass Pieces. Chihuly Glass Museum, Seattle

All Separate Blown Glass Pieces. Chihuly Glass Museum, Seattle

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Life-Size Model Of A Megalodon Hanging At The Smithsonian Natural History Museum

Life-Size Model Of A Megalodon Hanging At The Smithsonian Natural History Museum

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"All The Flowers Are For Me" Exhibit By Anila Quayyum Agha (Cincinnati Art Museum)

"All The Flowers Are For Me" Exhibit By Anila Quayyum Agha (Cincinnati Art Museum)

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An Ancient Clay Tablet Found In Uruk (Warka), Southern Iraq, Inscribed With Cuneiform Script And 3 Geometric Circles Containing Astronomical Calculations

An Ancient Clay Tablet Found In Uruk (Warka), Southern Iraq, Inscribed With Cuneiform Script And 3 Geometric Circles Containing Astronomical Calculations

Dated to the ancient Babylonian period (2004-1595 BC), the Iraqi Museum, Babylonian Gallery.

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Body Part-Shaped Hot Water/Oil Bottles Found At The Asklepieion Of Nea Paphos, Cyprus. Dated In The Roman Era, Exhibited At The Archaeological Museum Of Paphos

Body Part-Shaped Hot Water/Oil Bottles Found At The Asklepieion Of Nea Paphos, Cyprus. Dated In The Roman Era, Exhibited At The Archaeological Museum Of Paphos

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Found In The LEGO Exhibit At The Museum Of Science And Industry

Found In The LEGO Exhibit At The Museum Of Science And Industry

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Check Out This Glass Sculpture By Dale Chihuly At The Milwaukee Art Museum

Check Out This Glass Sculpture By Dale Chihuly At The Milwaukee Art Museum

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Massive Swords Of Hungarian Origin Dating Back To The 14th Century, Now On Display At The Topkapi Palace Museum In Istanbul

Massive Swords Of Hungarian Origin Dating Back To The 14th Century, Now On Display At The Topkapi Palace Museum In Istanbul

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Cardiff Museum’s Marble Exhibit

Cardiff Museum’s Marble Exhibit

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A Museum Of Hammers Located In Lithuania. The Owner Said, That There Were Around 1200 Hammers, Which Were Collected By Him Only. And It's Not Only The Hammers That You Hammer Nails With

A Museum Of Hammers Located In Lithuania. The Owner Said, That There Were Around 1200 Hammers, Which Were Collected By Him Only. And It's Not Only The Hammers That You Hammer Nails With

There are cheese tester hammers, glass-maker hammers, railroad worker hammers, pneumatic hammers, and multi-use hammers.

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This Minecraft Diorama Thingy At The Indianapolis Children's Museum

This Minecraft Diorama Thingy At The Indianapolis Children's Museum

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You Can See Dolly The Cloned Sheep At A Museum In Edinburgh

You Can See Dolly The Cloned Sheep At A Museum In Edinburgh

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The Very First Exhibit You See When You Begin Your Tour At The Army Museum (Stockholm, Sweden)

The Very First Exhibit You See When You Begin Your Tour At The Army Museum (Stockholm, Sweden)

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This Blown-Glass Statue Is In The Boston Art Museum

This Blown-Glass Statue Is In The Boston Art Museum

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iPhone And Google G1 Shown In Museum. I Feel Old Now

iPhone And Google G1 Shown In Museum. I Feel Old Now

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Giant Isopod In A Museum

Giant Isopod In A Museum

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Cup Noodle Museum. Ikeda, Osaka

Cup Noodle Museum. Ikeda, Osaka

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Check Out This Cube Of One Million Dollars In One Dollar Bills, Displayed At The Federal Reserve Bank Museum In Chicago

Check Out This Cube Of One Million Dollars In One Dollar Bills, Displayed At The Federal Reserve Bank Museum In Chicago

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Today I Visited The National Arboretum's Bonsai And Penjing Museum, And It Was Beautiful

Today I Visited The National Arboretum's Bonsai And Penjing Museum, And It Was Beautiful

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Nek Chand's Rock Garden, Chandigarh, India. He Turned 40 Acres Into A Museum Of Art Using Scrap Trash Found Around India. Such An Inspiration. There Is No Such Thing As Waste

Nek Chand's Rock Garden, Chandigarh, India. He Turned 40 Acres Into A Museum Of Art Using Scrap Trash Found Around India. Such An Inspiration. There Is No Such Thing As Waste

This is one part of it made of broken bangles and fragmented tiles.

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The Biggest Coin I've Seen. 100 Kg Pure Gold. Berlin, Germany

The Biggest Coin I've Seen. 100 Kg Pure Gold. Berlin, Germany

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#77

This Star Wars Scene In A Spanish Wax Museum

This Star Wars Scene In A Spanish Wax Museum

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#78

World's First Meme Museum In Hong Kong

World's First Meme Museum In Hong Kong

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D-Day Model At The WWII Museum In New Orleans

D-Day Model At The WWII Museum In New Orleans

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Torture Masks, St. Augustine Torture Museum

Torture Masks, St. Augustine Torture Museum

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#81

Rage Against The Machine's Tour Van Is Featured In The Human Rights' Museum

Rage Against The Machine's Tour Van Is Featured In The Human Rights' Museum

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#82

My Small Town Has One Of The Original Copies Of The Declaration Of Independence

My Small Town Has One Of The Original Copies Of The Declaration Of Independence

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Bra Ball At The American Visionary Art Museum

Bra Ball At The American Visionary Art Museum

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19th Century Skull From A Hydrocephalic Fetus, Royal College Of Surgeons' Museum, Edinburgh

19th Century Skull From A Hydrocephalic Fetus, Royal College Of Surgeons' Museum, Edinburgh

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#85

The Last Column At The National 9/11 Memorial And Museum

The Last Column At The National 9/11 Memorial And Museum

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Here’s The Other Authentic Pirate Flag. It Resides In The Mexican History Museum In Monterrey, Mexico

Here’s The Other Authentic Pirate Flag. It Resides In The Mexican History Museum In Monterrey, Mexico

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Personal Bomb Shelter. Imperial War Museum

Personal Bomb Shelter. Imperial War Museum

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#88

Visited The Flower Exhibit At The Museum Today

Visited The Flower Exhibit At The Museum Today

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Merman Exhibit At My Local Museum

Merman Exhibit At My Local Museum

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Art Museum Uses Glazed Ceramic Bits As Groundcover

Art Museum Uses Glazed Ceramic Bits As Groundcover

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Thomas Edison's Last Breath, Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn Michigan

Thomas Edison's Last Breath, Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn Michigan

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Half Of Charles Babbage’s Brain Is Displayed At The Science Museum, London (The Other Half Is At The Hunterian Museum, Also London)

Half Of Charles Babbage’s Brain Is Displayed At The Science Museum, London (The Other Half Is At The Hunterian Museum, Also London)

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Saw This Today At The National Museum Of Native American History

Saw This Today At The National Museum Of Native American History

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#94

WW2 Tank Displayed At A Museum In Holland

WW2 Tank Displayed At A Museum In Holland

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#95

The Chair Abraham Lincoln Was Assassinated In, Henry Ford Museum

The Chair Abraham Lincoln Was Assassinated In, Henry Ford Museum

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The Titanic Museum In Orlando Is Selling A Huge Piece Of Coal From The Titanic For 500,000 Dollars

The Titanic Museum In Orlando Is Selling A Huge Piece Of Coal From The Titanic For 500,000 Dollars

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Shoe Car That I Found In Some Museum

Shoe Car That I Found In Some Museum

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A Gun Axe That I Found In A Museum

A Gun Axe That I Found In A Museum

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An Exhibit At The Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts

An Exhibit At The Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts

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The Audio Guide At The Louvre Is A Nintendo 3DS XL

The Audio Guide At The Louvre Is A Nintendo 3DS XL

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An Item At The Field Museum Was Removed Because It Was Inappropriate To Display It

An Item At The Field Museum Was Removed Because It Was Inappropriate To Display It

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#102

Froggyland, Museum Of The Best Taxidermy In The World In Split, Croatia

Froggyland, Museum Of The Best Taxidermy In The World In Split, Croatia

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WW2 Museum In France. Couldn’t Get Away With This Title Today

WW2 Museum In France. Couldn’t Get Away With This Title Today

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An F-117 Stealth Bomber Delivered To A Museum But Stripped Of All Its Stealth Coatings And Instruments

An F-117 Stealth Bomber Delivered To A Museum But Stripped Of All Its Stealth Coatings And Instruments

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