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A collection of dental mannequins.

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The Artist Who Sees Vintage Medical Devices as Sculpture

A Chicago gallery showcases haunting pieces of medical and dental history.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
November 20, 2017
Inside Brittania & Co.

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The Disappearing Cuisine of an Ancient Religion

Mumbai's beloved Parsi restaurants are struggling to survive.

Katherine Sullivan
Atlas Obscura
November 20, 2017
Joy Doumis picks apples at Green-Wood Cemetery.

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The Life-Enhancing Qualities of Cemetery Cider

The couple behind the beverage say they're making cider the traditional (and more delicious) way.

Paula Mejia
Atlas Obscura
November 17, 2017
Alan Tennyson holds more than 20 fossilized kakapo beaks. Just 154 of the birds are alive today.

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The Pit of Death That Holds the History of New Zealand's Flightless Birds

A natural trap that became a grave for thousands of avians.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
November 17, 2017
Steller's sea cow was hunted to extinction fewer than thirty years after being described.

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Found: The Massive Skeleton of a Steller's Sea Cow

A 17-foot-long sirenian emerges on a remote Russian island.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
November 17, 2017
Jim Henson Wanted to Free Us From Paperwork

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Jim Henson Wanted to Free Us From Paperwork

In his short film from 1967, the famed Muppet-maker welcomes workers to a paper-free future.

Ashawnta Jackson
Atlas Obscura
November 17, 2017
One of Zack Denfield's students whips smog into a meringue in Bangalore, India.

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With Smog Meringues, You Can Taste Your City's Air Pollution

Artists whip up a way for your taste buds to go through what your lungs do every day.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
November 17, 2017
This perfect flower was injected right into the jelly.

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The Beautiful Cakes Injected Full of Flowers

Watch as jelly masters create 3-D designs with needles and syringes.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
November 17, 2017
Stare into the face of the future.

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The Week In... Robots!

All the robot stories you may have missed over the past seven days.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
November 17, 2017
The Ferry McFerryface Controversy Tearing Australia Apart

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The Ferry McFerryface Controversy Tearing Australia Apart

Politicians are angry, workers are threatening to strike, and at least one environmentalist is devastated.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
November 17, 2017
Mollelo playing at the Bali Spirit Fest.

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A World-Class Violinist Brings a Venetian Gala to Albion Castle

Adriana Molello shares how her eccentric background informs her work.

From Per La Mente
A quilt from the Migrant Quilt Project. The quilts list names of migrants who died in the Arizona desert and incorporate personal items found along migrant routes, such as jeans and handkerchiefs.

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The Migrant Quilt Project Remembers Lives Lost Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

Each quilt represents one year of fatalities and incorporates personal items found in the desert.

Katherine Davis-Young
Atlas Obscura
November 17, 2017
A postcard from the Garbage Patch State.

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We're All Citizens of the Garbage Patch State

An Italian artist has created an imaginary homeland for all of our plastic waste.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
November 16, 2017
Millefeuille

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These French Desserts Are Made of Glass and Clay

The artist had food allergies and a "Great British Baking Show" obsession.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
November 16, 2017
The knives are inscribed with musical notes and a prayer.

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The Renaissance Knives That Will Have You Singing for Your Supper

Sweeney Todd would approve.

Jim Clarke
Atlas Obscura
November 16, 2017
An Amish buggy.

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The Indiana Amish Are Blessed With a Genetic Fountain of Youth

The mutation confers longer life, but comes with a caveat.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
November 16, 2017
The short-snouted seahorse may now be resident in the River Thames.

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Found: Rare Seahorses Living in the River Thames

A recent spike in seahorse sightings is more evidence of a river revival.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
November 16, 2017
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's "Monument des Aéronautes" once stood proudly in the Porte des Ternes.

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France's Lost Pigeon-and-Balloon Memorial Is Well Worth Remembering

The statue—made by the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty—paid tribute to a flock of 19th-century war heroes.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
November 16, 2017
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