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To celebrate Women's History Month, Atlas Obscura is telling stories that have been left out of the history books.

Scientists braved rain, mud, and a close encounter at a crocodile farm to learn what fossilized feces reveal about life 33 million years ago.

Heaven and hell, music and dance at the Carnaval de Oruro.

Cryptozoologist Richard Freeman on why we should still believe in unseen animals.

Winemakers are ignoring an entire flavor frontier.

The lanky, wily pack hunters fare better than lions in habitats increasingly fragmented by human activity.

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Humans throw out more than 80 billion pairs a year.

The seaside town is known for both its history and its artistry.

Rocky's home was struck by a rare meteorite, but don't worry, he's okay.

America's Black Holocaust Museum reopens in the historic hub of Milwaukee's African American community.

To bring spring, hundreds of hirsute revelers roam the country's villages.

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And what does hard mean, anyway?

Local vets collaborated with an international team to figure out why the animal was dazed and wandering near the capital city.

Fish fossils may put "the single worst day for multicellular life on Earth" on the calendar.

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