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The man who collects lost pet posters
Don Bolles is a veteran of punk with a one-of-a-kind collection.
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The untold story of Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double
Content warning: this issue contains descriptions of weight loss, fatphobia and eating disorders.
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The mystery of the magnet man
My search for a craftsman that can't be found.
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The sandwich order that brought two strangers together
Titian and Neha have very little in common, but they helped each other from afar.
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The Scrappy-Doo Wikipedia mystery
The Wikipedia entry for fictional Great Dane puppy Scrappy-Doo is 25,623 words long.
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The man who has never eaten a sandwich
Chris compares sandwiches to football or the opera.
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The woman whose teapots were destroyed on Changing Rooms
In the latter half of the year 2000, strangers would apologise to Clodagh on the bus.
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The family who make giant plastic ice cream cones
If Mark Irvine’s website receives an order on a Friday night in the dead of winter, he knows he’ll probably be processing a refund come Monday morning.
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The man who never left Habbo Hotel
For almost 20 years, James has lived on a website many people considered a fad.
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The Waiting Room
The Waiting Room
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