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"The Condor," from above.

drones

Found: Giant Drawings of Warriors, Etched on Peru's Desert Hillsides

They were discovered with drones.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
April 6, 2018
Creating this "Owlnion" from shallots and mint leaves brought the artist to tears—the result of chopping raw onion.

food as art

The Artist Who Plays With Her Food

"Red" Hong Yi's plated creations are entirely edible.

Rachel Rummel
Atlas Obscura
April 6, 2018
H.L. Mencken drinks his first swig of legal beer at Baltimore's Rennert Hotel on April 7, 1933.

prohibition

The Day Americans Drank Breweries Dry

Eight months before Prohibition officially ended, the country celebrated "New Beer's Eve."

Daniel Crown
Atlas Obscura
April 6, 2018
Untitled, 2018.

forests

Enchanting Illustrations Carved From Old Books

Open the covers to a world of holloways, moonlit leaves, and forest creatures.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
April 6, 2018
The mysterious, infamous Missouri highway pickle jar.

pickles

A Highway Pickle Mystery Is Preserved in Missouri

The jar of cukes has survived time, construction, and foul weather. But can it survive fame?

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
April 6, 2018
An experiment conducted with a unicorn horn.

poison

The Strange History of Royals Testing Food for Poison With Unicorn Horn

It was actually narwhal tusk.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
April 5, 2018
Charles Manson's name is etched onto one of this guitars.

serial killer

Charles Manson's Guitar Is a Symbol of Music and Murder

One of the infamous killer's instruments is on display in Tennessee.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
April 5, 2018
As the 20th century wore on, hearses got slicker, sleeker, and much more covered in chrome.

funeral cars

The Curious Afterlives of Hearses

When they no longer carry caskets, some of these vehicles end up in museums—or even pawn shops.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
April 5, 2018
Charleston Community Library is located in a northwest area of Dundee, Scotland.

secrets

The Secret Codes Hidden in the Books of a Scottish Library

The mysterious symbols are a way for elderly readers to keep track of what they've already read.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
April 5, 2018
A model of a Neanderthal man, from London's Natural History Museum.

neanderthals

Why Did Neanderthals Have Such a Distinctive Face Shape?

New research disproves an often-cited theory about their powerful bite.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
April 5, 2018
GIFs in Space!

nasa

GIFs in Space!

The format gives classic photos from the Apollo missions new life.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
April 5, 2018
A "Cup of Knowledge" could hold both tea and the secret to your future.

occult

These Fortune-Telling Tea Cups Made Divination Easy

"Many Curious Things I See, When Telling Fortunes In Your Tea."

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2018
The view from the top of a staircase that helps make up Berkeley's Covert Path.

stairs

Caring for—and Expanding—Berkeley's Hidden Network of Hillside Paths

The California city has over 130 different woodsy shortcuts cutting through its hills and streets.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2018
The "Six O'Clock Swill" at a bar in Victoria, Australia.

new zealand

The ‘Six O’Clock Swill’ Was an Hour of Drunken Anarchy

How Australia and New Zealand’s restrictive alcohol laws fostered a culture of binge drinking.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2018
Eli Brill pulls off a 1080 unispin.

unicycle

What Is the Hardest Unicycle Trick?

We asked a master unicyclist about the most difficult moves on one wheel.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2018
Tanaquil Le Clercq signs books during the signing of The Ballet Cook Book at Bloomingdale's, in New York, alongside Jacques d'Amboise and Melissa Hayden in 1967.

cookbooks

How a 1960s Cookbook Became a Window Into the Secret Lives of Ballet Icons

The out-of-print book became a ballerina’s second act.

Trina Mannino
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2018
The human impact on animals is tangible.

death

A Dutch Exhibit Highlights Startling and Unusual Animal Deaths

Preserved specimens include the McFlurry Hedgehog and the CERN Weasel.

Molly Quell
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2018
We've Been Nominated for a Webby Award

atlas obscura

We've Been Nominated for a Webby Award

The prize that honors the best of the internet.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2018
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