11.   True, a few of the images could be dismissed as mere curiosities at first encounter.

12.   We showed them we could fill more stadiums for the World Cup out of mere curiosity than they often themselves can out of honest passion.

13.   What the Sonics did to get here now becomes relevant, instead of a mere curiosity.

14.   While most antique New England-bred fruits are now mere curiosities, the Concord grape is almost unique in holding space on modern supermarket shelves.

15.   His need to know goes far beyond mere curiosity.