April 22, 2021

Dracula's Castle, Trains, and Porta-Potties


Dracula's Castle, Trains, and Porta-Potties
In Odder News

In this week's Odder News, trains go to the cosmos and to the underworld; a city finds fame in a portable toilet; and we hope the Hollywood remake of a Soviet classic is not too bad.

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