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Berlin airport’s “cabinet of curiosities”

BER’s customs keeps a special collection including walrus tusks, voodoo dolls, and lion pelts - the unofficial […]

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East Germany’s indestructible glass

Beer glasses that can fall on the floor without breaking? Superfest Glas sounds like magic – but […]

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The distinctive pavement pattern of Berlin

Next time you're walking in Berlin, take a moment to consider the hidden history behind the pattern […]

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A Stasi breakfast: The index card detailing Erich Mielke’s morning meal

The blueprint for the favourite morning meal of Erich Mielke gives us a peek inside the Stasi […]

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Safe sex revolution: How Berlin invented the modern condom

The seamless condom was a Berlin invention that sparked a safe-sex movement - but inventor Julius Fromm […]

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The dark colonial history of Berliner Naturkunde Museum’s most famous exhibit

One of the largest and tallest dinosaur skeletons ever reconstructed stands in Berlin’s Naturkunde Museum – but […]

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