curiosities
41P. T. Barnum — Phineas Taylor Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum photo by Mathew Brady, c.1860 Born Phineas Taylor Barnum July 5, 1810(1810 07 05) Be …
42Richard Rawlinson — (February 3, 1690 April 6, 1755) was an English clergyman and antiquarian collector of books and manuscripts, which he bequeathed to the Bodleian Library, Oxford.He was a younger son of Sir Thomas Rawlinson (1647 1708), Lord Mayor of the City of… …
43Elias Ashmole — (23 May 1617 – 18 May 1692), was a celebrated English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy. Ashmole supported the royalist side during the English Civil War, and at the restoration of Charles II he was… …
44William Bullock (collector) — William Bullock (c. 1773 1849) was an English traveller, naturalist and antiquarian.Bullock began as a goldsmith and jeweller in Sheffield. He used his wealth to accumulate a large collection of artefacts, antiquities and stuffed animals. In the… …
45Mathematical coincidence — This article is about numerical curiosities. For the technical mathematical concept of coincidence, see coincidence point. A mathematical coincidence can be said to occur when two expressions show a near equality that lacks direct theoretical… …
46Doctor (Doctor Who) — This article is about the character of the Doctor. For a more general overview of the series, see Doctor Who. For the current Doctor, see Eleventh Doctor. Doctor Who character …
47Bernard Pearson — is an artist best known for his sculptures of Discworld characters and buildings. He initially produced figurines at Clarecraft, which he co founded, and upon leaving began his series of highly detailed Discworld buildings, most notably a… …
48Athenaeum Club — The Athenaeum Club is a gentlemen s club standing at 107 Pall Mall, London, England, at the corner of Waterloo Place. It is noted for its large library, and for a bas relief frieze decorating the club house exterior. It was long regarded as a… …
49Medical oddity — A medical oddity is an unusual predicament or event which takes place in a medical context. Some examples of medical oddities might include: lost and found surgical instruments (in the body), grotesquely oversized tumors, (human) male pregnancy,… …
50Touhou Project — For other uses of Toho or Touhou, see Toho (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Toubou people. Touhou Project Genres Shoot em up, Fighting Developers Team Shanghai Alice (formerly Amusement Makers) Publishers …
