Ferrante Imperato
Ferrante Imperato was a Neapolitan apothecary and herbalist with a broad range of interests. His cabinet of curiosities featured animals, stuffed birds, shells, stones, gems, and fossils.
Fire balloon
The fire balloon was a weapon launched by Japan during World War II. They were designed as a cheap weapon intended to make use of the jet stream over the Pacific Ocean and wreak havoc on Canadian and American cities, forests, and farmland.
Meilleur Ouvrier de France
Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France is a craftsmen competition, held every four years. Created in 1924 and given to the best craftsmen competing in each field, it covers everything from chocolate making and pâtisserie to specific building trades, including Window making and cabinetry. Each competitor enters a masterpiece which demonstrates his craft, which is then evaluated against extremely stringent standards.
Opal
Opal is a mineraloid with a rave party inside.
Fox tossing
Fox tossing was a popular competitive blood sport in parts of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, which involved throwing live foxes and other animals high into the air. Expert tossers could achieve throws of as high as 7.5 meters.
Jacques Henri Lartigue
Jacques Henri Lartigue is a French photographer known for his photographs of automobile races, planes and Parisian fashion models.
Capgras delusion
Capgras delusion is a disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that a friend, spouse or other close family member, has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor.
Neodymium magnet
A neodymium magnet is a type of rare-earth magnet.
Kris Kremo
Kris Kremo is a juggling legend.
Storie Naturali
Storie Naturali is a book by Luigi Serafini. It contains an entirely invented botanical fantastic world with 22 leaves, printed as illustrations enclosed in pockets which can be extracted from an enchanted forest of trees.