<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>What Is This Thing? — World of Curious</title><description>Unidentified objects with a real, checkable answer and the story of what it solved.</description><link>https://worldofcurious.com/</link><language>en-au</language><atom:link href="https://worldofcurious.com/what-is-this-thing/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>What Was This Strange Household Object Actually Used For?</title><link>https://worldofcurious.com/article/what-was-this-household-object-used-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://worldofcurious.com/article/what-was-this-household-object-used-for/</guid><description>A heavy glass dome with a hole in the top, found in sideboards and attics everywhere. Three plausible answers, and one that is correct.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>What Is This Thing?</category><category>objects</category><category>identification</category><category>household</category><category>history</category><author>Editorial Team</author></item></channel></rss>