Curio
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Curio may refer to:
  • A strange and interesting object which evokes curiosity
    Curiosity
    Curiosity is an emotion related to natural inquisitive behavior such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in human and many animal species. The term can also be used to denote the behavior itself being caused by the emotion of curiosity...

    • Curio (furniture)
      Curio (furniture)
      A curio is a predominantly glass cabinet with a metal or wood framework used to display collections of figurines that share some common theme. Most curios have glass on each side or a mirror at the back and glass levels to show the entire figurine. A curio prevents dust and vermin from destroying...

       (or curio cabinet), a predominantly glass cabinet with a metal or wood framework used to display collections of curios
  • Curio, a priest in ancient Rome who was the head of a curia; see curio maximus
    Curio maximus
    The curio maximus was an obscure priesthood in ancient Rome that had oversight of the curiae, groups of citizens loosely affiliated within what was originally a tribe. Each curia was led by a curio, who was admitted only after the age of 50 and held his office for life...

  • Curio, Switzerland
    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....

    , a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland

  • Gaius Scribonius Curio
    Gaius Scribonius Curio
    Gaius Scribonius Curio was the name of a father and son who lived in the late Roman Republic.-Father:Gaius Scribonius Curio was a Roman statesman and orator. He was nicknamed Burbulieus for the way he moved his body while speaking...

     (died 53 BCst century BC), two Ancient Roman politicians

Popular culture

  • Curio (Twelfth Night), a character in the Shakespearean comedy Twelfth Night
  • Curio (band)
    Curio (band)
    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.-Members:...

    , a Japanese rock band
  • Curio (The Shak), a character on the television program The Shak

See also

  • Curio Bay
    Curio Bay
    Located near the southern end of New Zealand's South Island, Curio Bay is a coastal embayment best known as the site of a petrified forest some 180 million years old. It also hosts a yellow-eyed penguin colony, arguably the rarest of penguin species, with approximately 1600 breeding pairs in the...

    , a coastal embayment best known as the site of a petrified forest some 180 million years old
  • Curious (disambiguation)
    Curious (disambiguation)
    Being curious means being inquisitive and tending to investigate or explore.Curious may also refer to:* Curious , a women's fragrance from Elizabeth Arden, endorsed by Britney Spears* "Curious" , a song by Tony Yayo...


  • Curia (disambiguation)
    Curia (disambiguation)
    Curia may refer to:in Roman antiquity*Curia, one of the ten subdivisions of each of the three Roman tribes. Also of similar divisions in other cities.*The building belonging to a Roman curia, serving mainly as its place of worship, see Ancient Roman religion...

  • Curie (disambiguation)
    Curie (disambiguation)
    The Curies were a family of distinguished scientists:* Marie Curie , Polish-French chemist and physicist, two time Nobel Prize winner* Pierre Curie , French physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Marie's husband...

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