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Where Did the Prohibition on Combining Seafood and Cheese Come From?

burning questions

Where Did the Prohibition on Combining Seafood and Cheese Come From?

Fish and dairy can make for a delicious mix, despite popular belief.

Dan Nosowitz
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2018
The main cave was almost 1,100 square feet in size, roughly equivalent to a small church.

caves

For 78,000 Years, People Have Called a Kenyan Forest Cave Home

The layers of Panga ya Saidi reveal millennia of subtle cultural and technological change.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2018
Dr. Sobi Maya Tamang with a patient in a remote village in the Himalayas.

medicine

The Doctor Making House Calls in the Himalayas

Dr. Sobi Maya Tamang makes the trek to care for aging Gurkhas, a group of Nepali soldiers recruited by the British Army.

Kira Zalan
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2018
The culture sits on plush velvet.

bacteria

The Moldy Medallions That Preserve Penicillin's Past

Alexander Fleming, the researcher who discovered it, started culturing commemorative keepsakes.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2018
Untitled photo, possibly related to: Mr. Tronson, farmer near Wheelock, North Dakota.

propaganda

How a Hole Punch Shaped Public Perception of the Great Depression

The notorious photo editor who introduced "America to Americans."

Aïda Amer
Atlas Obscura
May 9, 2018
A page from James of Voragine’s 14th-century Golden Legend.

manuscripts

The Artful Imperfection of Medieval Manuscript Repair

Old parchment is full of creative fixes.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
May 9, 2018
A federal chemist at work.

1920s

During Prohibition, Federal Chemists Used Poison to Stop Bootlegging

They tried to make industrial alcohol too lethal to drink.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
May 9, 2018
The finished, star-shaped pizza in one of Kim's 'Pizzas For the People' films.

food as art

The Politics of Smuggling Pizza-Making Videos Into North Korea

Pyongyang has a pizza scene, but only for the upper crust.

Paula Mejia
Atlas Obscura
May 9, 2018
Saturation divers do construction and demolition work at depths up to 1,000 feet or more, and must spend weeks living in a pressurized environment.

jobs

The Weird, Dangerous, Isolated Life of the Saturation Diver

One of the world's most hazardous jobs is known for its intense pressure.

Jen Banbury
Atlas Obscura
May 9, 2018
Ever tried cleaning up a chocolate spill in the kitchen?

trucks

12 Tons of Liquid Chocolate Have Blocked a Polish Highway

All aspiring Augustus Gloops should report to Poland.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
May 9, 2018
Bottles of Linie Aquavit, the spirit "matured at sea."

ships

The Spirit That Crosses the Equator Twice Before It Hits Your Glass

Bottles of Linie Aquavit have made a winding sea journey for centuries.

Kristen Pope
Atlas Obscura
May 8, 2018
Meals were eaten communally and may have looked rather like this feast scene from the Bayeux tapestry—albeit rather less raucous.

diets

How a Special Diet Kept the Knights Templar Fighting Fit

Silent meals, a buddy system, and wine “in moderation.”

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
May 8, 2018
The 432-million-year-old fossilized stem is one of the oldest and largest ever found.

paleontology

A Czech Museum's 432-Million-Year-Old Plant Sprouts Surprising Information

A new look at the fossil shows plants of the era may have been greener and more vascular than we thought.

Christina Ayele Djossa
Atlas Obscura
May 8, 2018
This family portrait of Jupiter and Io, one of its moons, is a montage of images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2007.

service

How to See Jupiter in All Its Glory

Throughout May, the gas giant will be close to Earth and visible all night long.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
May 8, 2018
Bramley apples are usually used for cooking, rather than eating raw.

apples

The Fight to Save the Original Bramley Apple Tree

An iconic fruit tree is suffering from an incurable fungal disease.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
May 8, 2018
The longer view.

plankton

What a Spring Bloom Looks Like at Sea

Phytoplankton get busy.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 8, 2018
Joseph Richardson and his sons, the Original Monstre Rock Band.

victorian

When Hard Rock Music Meant Banging on Actual Hard Rocks

The “shipwrecked Mozart” who wowed Victorian audiences, including the Queen herself.

Betsy Golden Kellem
Atlas Obscura
May 8, 2018
Lava burns across a road in the Leilani Estates subdivision on May 5, 2018. Offerings of Hawaiian ti leaves, rocks, and cans to the goddess Pele lie in the street in front of the lava.

volcanoes

Why Hawaiians Place Plants Before a Wall of Hot Lava

Ti leaves have long been thought to have powers of protection.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 8, 2018
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