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Tesla's wireless experimental station, Shoreham, Long Island, August 22, 1907.

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Nikola Tesla Built a Giant Tower to Send Wireless Electricity Around the World

Ultimately, things didn't go as he had planned.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
September 18, 2018
The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid is now available from your favorite bookseller.

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The Atlas Obscura Kids' Book Is On Sale Now!

It's packed full of big adventures for small explorers.

Dylan Thuras
Atlas Obscura
September 18, 2018
Villa Müller in Prague.

czechtourism

The Birth and Rebirth of Functionalism in the Czech Republic

The global design phenomenon left a unique and lasting legacy in the country.

Sponsored By CzechTourism
Bannerman Castle, shot from the ground. All photos by James Sprankle.

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Exploring the Ruins of Bannerman Castle

A select group of individuals took a voyage to the often-seen but seldom-visited ruins of Bannerman Castle.

Sponsored By Chase Sapphire
A simulated perspective of Ahuna Mons, based on images taken from Dawn in 2016, at an altitude of 240 miles.

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Instead of Hot Lava, These Cosmic Volcanoes Spew Ice

The dwarf planet Ceres is studded with cryovolcanoes.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
September 17, 2018
Pembroke Castle.

wales

Found: The Likely Birthplace of King Henry VII

Think of it as the first Tudor mansion.

Matthew Taub
Atlas Obscura
September 17, 2018
A Close-Up Look at Rare 17th-Century Anatomical Manikins

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A Close-Up Look at Rare 17th-Century Anatomical Manikins

The true purpose of these objects remains something of a mystery.

Lizzie Philip
Atlas Obscura
September 17, 2018
How many of these members of the French nobility drank gold to preserve their youth?

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Drinking Gold Was a Grisly Anti-Aging Trend of 16th-Century France

The tony elixir killed elites looking for youthful complexions.

Paula Mejia
Atlas Obscura
September 17, 2018
Zlín's skyline today, featuring the famous Baťa's Skyscraper.

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How the Czech City Built on Shoes Reclaimed Its Past

Zlín is revitalizing its history on the heels of Communist rule.

Sponsored By CzechTourism
The unfinished nuclear power plant in Crimea.

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The Nuclear Power Plant in Crimea That Chernobyl Stopped Dead

It has had a second life as a photogenic, atmospheric ruin.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
September 17, 2018
An agouti, perhaps trying to remember where it last placed its Brazil nuts.

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Brazil Nuts Are Brought to You by Rodents

The snack wouldn’t exist without the help of one furry critter and its unusually sharp teeth.

Abbey Perreault
Atlas Obscura
September 14, 2018
Hedgehogs have many admirers in Britain, but no one is sure how many there are.

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The Great British Hedgehog Census Is Prickly Business

To understand what's happening with the beloved critters, first you have to find them.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
September 14, 2018
One of the most famous hunger stones, near Tyrs Bridge in Děčín, Czechia.

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Welcome Back, Hunger Stones

In the past, the appearance of these rocks has portended bad famines, good wine, or nothing at all.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
September 14, 2018
Pawleys Island, in gray.

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What a South Carolina Ghost Story Says About Hurricanes and History

The Gray Man was a warning that it was time to leave.

Matthew Taub
Atlas Obscura
September 14, 2018
T. H. Buckley inside one of his lunch wagons.

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Before Food Trucks, Americans Ate 'Night Lunch' From Beautiful Wagons

They were the ancestors of the modern diner.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
September 13, 2018
The Frying Pan.

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From the Frying Pan Tower, a Front-Row Seat to Hurricane Florence

A camera is live-streaming the storm.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
September 13, 2018
Agelarakis and student researchers working with remains at the Eleutherna site.

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We Finally Know What Job This 3,000-Year-Old Skeleton Had

And it’s all thanks to her peculiarly damaged bones.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
September 13, 2018
Check your hands.

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Lost: Rings Holding the Hair of Philosopher Jeremy Bentham

Among the elaborate plans for his death were 26 Victorian mourning rings. What happened to them?

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
September 13, 2018
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