curiosities
nounUK /ˌkjʊəriˈɒsɪtiz/
US /ˌkjʊriˈɑsɪtiz/
Curiosities are strange or interesting things that make you want to know more about them.
The museum was full of curiosities, like a two-headed coin and a giant egg.
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2. The feeling of wanting to learn or know about something.
Her curiosity made her open the mysterious box.
3. Objects that are unusual and collected because they are interesting.
Grandpa keeps a shelf of curiosities from his travels.
4. A strange or unusual quality of a thing.
The curiosity of the old clock was that it ran backwards.