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Toothpick portraits . . . dirty car art . . . A woman arrested for kissing a painting. This blog tracks strange trends in the art world.
The Mutter Museum
A cancerous growth from Grover Cleveland's chin and a tissue specimen from assassin John Wilkes Booth are among the treasures at a museum that exhibits pathological specimens.
Bigfoot Museum
Explore the research and cultural impact surrounding North America's most celebrated mythical beast.
The Museum of Menstruation
The strangest museum -- period. But it's not without it's fans. The museum has been written up in several major newspapers.
Museum of Questionable Medical Devices
The art of flimflam is celebrated here. Years before the first late-night infomercial, con men were selling weight-loss soap, electric belts to jiggle you to perfection, and other contraptions.
Bad Fads Museum
In the '70s, "bad" became a synonym for "good." That isn't an endorsement of '70s fashion, which is celebrated here here, for all its leisure suit tackiness.

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