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Two joyful Australian magpies share a treat.

birds

Australian Magpies From Big Families Do Better in Intelligence Tests

The bigger the brood, the brighter the bird.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
February 8, 2018
In Myotis bats, telomeres don't shorten with age.

genetics

The Bats That Never Get Old

They eventually die, but their cells stay forever young.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
February 8, 2018
A linguistic scramble.

mistakes

Norway's Olympic Team Bought 15,000 Eggs due to a Google Translate Mistake

It added an extra zero.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
February 8, 2018
Watson has worked on the handwriting of famous authors, including Jane Austen. This is an 1800 letter from Austen to her sister Cassandra.

codes

Where Old, Unreadable Documents Go to Be Understood

A transcriber on the Isle of Man can decipher almost anything.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 8, 2018
A bighorn, one of the many species named by Lewis and Clark.

lewis and clark

How Lewis and Clark Helped Shape American English

More than one thousand words appeared in print for the first time in the explorers' journals.

Rosemarie Ostler
Atlas Obscura
February 8, 2018
They're cute, but you really shouldn't.

food scare

The CDC Is Begging People to Stop Cuddling Chickens

Snuggling and smooching your poultry may end in salmonella.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
Fire is useful for shaping hardwood.

neanderthals

Found: Fire-Shaped Wooden Tools Used by Neanderthals

It's rare that wood survives for 170,000 years.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
Operation Moonwatch participants, in South Africa in 1965.

teens

Amateur Astronomers Have Always Been Great at Finding Satellites

A bunch of teens at picnic tables were the first people to track Sputnik I.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
You going this way?

behavior

The Surprising Diversity Among Schools of Fish

They're not a homogenous crowd.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
Make Any Drink More Curious With Skull-Shaped Ice

wishlist

Make Any Drink More Curious With Skull-Shaped Ice

The perfect accessory for your next cemetery cocktail party.

Paula Mejia
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
A railway tunnel, Finland.

visual

Finding the Beauty in Nordic Ruins

Stark, wintry photographs of Northern Europe’s abandoned buildings.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
Used books often hide more treasures than just great stories.

show & tell

Tell Us About the Most Amazing Things You've Found in Old Books

What fascinating artifacts have you discovered while reading?

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
Dutch paleo-artists Alfons and Adrie Kennis reconstructed Cheddar Man's face using a 3D-printer and hi-tech scanner.

paleontology

Meet a Briton From 10,000 Years Ago

New research has given a face to the famous Mesolithic Cheddar Man.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
Find the Goat in This U.S. Military Parade

parades

Find the Goat in This U.S. Military Parade

In 1898, Thomas Edison Inc. filmed 300 Marines, the Marine band, and one ruminant on the march.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
A puzzle jug, c. 1660 - 1690.

objects of intrigue

Puzzle Jugs, the Drinking Vessels Designed to Confound

If you're thirsty for problem-solving, these pitchers are perfect.

Carly Silver
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
Slightly Fires the Emperor recipe by Jowett Yu.

cookbooks

7 Wonderfully Bizarre Illustrations From a New Chinese Cookbook

Interpreting red bean ice cream, General Tso’s Gator, and pao cai as art.

Mithila Phadke
Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2018
The inside of a Doritos bag.

mind over menu

‘Doritos for Women’ Were Doomed to Taste Terrible

A study shows that chips' crunching sound amplifies how they taste.

Paula Mejia
Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2018
SUE watches as a couple of mammals prepare for some foot removal.

anthropomorphic

SUE the T. Rex Is Moving

We interviewed everyone's favorite murderbird about their new digs.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 6, 2018
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