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Wild poinsettia in Thailand.

christmas

Wild Poinsettias Can Grow Eight Feet Tall

A diplomat, a scientist, and a farmer tamed the blazing red plant into a commercial juggernaut.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
December 21, 2017
This is not tomato sauce.

marketing

Heinz’s Decades-Long Attempt to Convince Australia That Ketchup Is Awesome

Australians grew up with tomato sauce. Heinz wants to sell them (nearly identical) ketchup.

Ernie Smith
Atlas Obscura
December 21, 2017
Say hello to the Mari Lwyd.

holidays with a twist

Each Christmas, the Welsh Try to Outsmart a Horse Skull Puppet

Then they drink.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
December 21, 2017
This Fish's Propensity for Deafening Orgies Is Both Its Strength and Its Weakness

noise

This Fish's Propensity for Deafening Orgies Is Both Its Strength and Its Weakness

A single male Gulf covina is louder than a jet engine.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
December 21, 2017
The Norse coin found at the Goddard site.

hoaxes

The Mystery of Maine's Viking Penny

The coin is the real deal, but how did it get all the way from Norway?

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
December 21, 2017
 Empire City Skating Rink, c. 1868

ice skating

Ice Skating in New York Has Always Been Magical

And here are the vintage images to prove it.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
December 20, 2017
Cuts of meat displayed at the butcher in Biarritz, France.

mind over menu

The Prevailing Theory Behind Meat Sweats

It's not just you.

Paula Mejia
Atlas Obscura
December 20, 2017
Mukund Shukla, a research associate at the Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, shows off a wall of micropropagated seedlings.

cryonics

One of 2017’s Most Exciting Plant Conservation Moments

In Ontario this year, researchers propagated a rare species and released it back into the wild.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
December 20, 2017
During the first dig, scientists revealed the mammoth's skull and scythe-shaped tusks.

mammoths

What Do You Do When You Find a Mammoth on Your Farm?

A behind-the-scenes look at harvest time, soil drainage, and Pleistocene megafauna.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
December 20, 2017
A hearty "click, whistle, squeak" to England's first known resident pod of bottlenose dolphins.

dolphins

Found: England's First Resident Pod of Bottlenose Dolphins

A "dolphin census" proved that they weren't just on holiday.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
December 20, 2017
Alan Turing in 1930, long before computer music was even imaginable.

alan turing

Listen to the First Computer-Generated Christmas Carols, From Alan Turing's Lab

"Jingle Bells" and "Good King Wenceslas" haven't sounded like this in a long time.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
December 20, 2017
Inside the 4,000 sq-foot Dulcelandia.

candy

The Many Treats Inside Chicago’s Piñata Emporium

Every two weeks, Dulcelandia imports thousands of products from Mexico.

Ximena N. Larkin
Atlas Obscura
December 20, 2017
Bubble Queen Monica Salazar performs an intriguing set.

story

Unlocking Venetian Secrets in San Francisco's Hidden Castle

Invitees were given rare access to explore Albion castle.

From Per La Mente
Chocolate, strawberry, and ... garlic?

philosophy

The Incompatible Food Triad Cookoff

To solve a tasty philosophical problem, we whipped up strawberry-mushroom-balsamic tarts and beef-orange-cream pot pies.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
December 20, 2017
Stingrays, Anteaters, and Orchids: The Year in Newly Discovered Species

new species

Stingrays, Anteaters, and Orchids: The Year in Newly Discovered Species

Science, please meet this bevy of unusual creatures.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
December 20, 2017
Wishlist: Passport to Your National Parks

passports

Wishlist: Passport to Your National Parks

The perfect way to nerd out over nature.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
December 19, 2017
Latkes, which are fried in oil, are traditionally eaten at Hanukkah.

hanukkah

The University of Chicago’s Seven-Decade-Running Jewish Food Debate

An unwinnable fight between latkes and hamantashen.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
December 19, 2017
Mark Your Calendars for an AMA With Atlas Obscura's Co-Founders

story

Mark Your Calendars for an AMA With Atlas Obscura's Co-Founders

You can find us on Reddit now, too.

Madeleine Kenyon
Atlas Obscura
December 19, 2017
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