Curio may refer to:
Objects
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Bric-à-brac, lesser objets d'art for display
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Cabinet of curiosities, a room-sized collection or exhibit of curios or curiosities
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Collectable
A collectable (collectible or collector's item) is any Physical object, object regarded as being of value or interest to a collecting, collector. Collectable items are not necessarily monetarily valuable or uncommon. There are numerous types ...
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Curio cabinet
A curio cabinet is a specialised type of display case, made predominantly of glass with a metal or wood framework, for presenting collections of curios, like figurines or other interesting objects that invoke curiosity, and perhaps share a co ...
, a cabinet constructed for the display of curios
People
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Eberhard Curio
Eberhard Curio (22 October 1932 – 11 September 2020) was a German ecologist, ethologist, and conservation biologist. He was involved in conservation in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines.
Curio was educated in Berlin and went in 19 ...
(1932–2020), German ecologist
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Gottfried Curio
Gottfried Curio (born 2 September 1960) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.
Life and achievements
Curio was born 1960 in Westberlin and studied physics and mathematics at the ...
(born 1960), German politician
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Curio maximus'', a priesthood in ancient Rome that had oversight of the curiae
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Gaius Scribonius Curio (disambiguation) Gaius Scribonius Curio may refer to:
* Gaius Scribonius Curio (consul)
* Gaius Scribonius Curio (tribune 50 BC)
* Gaius Scribonius Curio (son of Fulvia)
Gaius Scribonius Curio was the son of Gaius Scribonius Curio and Fulvia.
Biography
Curio ...
, the name of several ancient Romans, especially a father and son who were active in the 1st century BC
*an online pseudonym for
Diana Napolis
Diana Louisa Napolis (born 1955), also known by her online pseudonym Karen Curio Jones or more often simply Curio, is an American former social worker. Between the late 1990s and 2000, Napolis posted a series of pseudonymous accusations alleging ...
Places
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Curio, Switzerland
Curio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
History
Curio is first mentioned in 1196 as ''Coira''. In 1298 it was mentioned as ''Cuyri''.
During the Middle Ages Curio, Novaggio, Banco and Bedigli ...
, a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland
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Curio Bay, a coastal bay best known as the site of a petrified forest some 180 million years old
Popular culture
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Curio (''Twelfth Night''), a character in the Shakespearean comedy ''Twelfth Night''
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Curio (band)
Curio (stylized as CURIO) was a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1995. They were best known to Western audiences for their song "Kimi ni Fureru Dake de", which was used as the third opening theme for the popular anime ''Rurouni Kenshin''.
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, a Japanese rock band
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Curio (''The Shak''), a character on the television program ''The Shak''
Other uses
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Curio (brand)
Curio Collection by Hilton is an upscale hotel brand within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. Curio Collection is a soft brand, meaning its hotels are supported by Hilton, but retain their own individual branding. Hilton selects independent hotels a ...
, a collection in the Hilton portfolio
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''Curio'' (plant), a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae
See also
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Curiosity (disambiguation)
Curiosity is a quality related to inquisitive thinking.
Curiosity may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Curiosity'' (film), a 1967 Yugoslavian cartoon
* ''Curiosity'' (TV series), a Discovery Channel technology-oriented program
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Curious (disambiguation)
Being curious means being inquisitive and tending to investigate or explore, in the passive sense as strange, surprising, odd, or as a euphemism for erotic as in 'curious art'.
Curious may also refer to:
Music
* "Curious" (Danny Fernandes song ...
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Curia (disambiguation)
Curia in ancient Rome referred to one of the original groupings of the citizenry.
Curia may also refer to:
Historical organisations
* , in medieval times, a suzerain lord's court, council and court of justice, consisting of vassals
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Curie (disambiguation)
In computing, a CURIE (or ''Compact URI'') defines a generic, abbreviated syntax for expressing Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). It is an abbreviated URI expressed in a compact syntax, and may be found in both XML and non-XML grammars. A CURIE ...
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