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A Lost Diamond Engagement Ring Reappeared on a Carrot

jewels

A Lost Diamond Engagement Ring Reappeared on a Carrot

"I recognized it right away."

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
August 16, 2017
Omelette.

happenings

Despite Europe's Egg Scare, a Belgian Town Unites Over a Giant Omelette

Kudos, Knights of the Giant Omelette.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
August 16, 2017
This Tortoise Escape Artist Has Been Brought Home Once Again

tortoises

This Tortoise Escape Artist Has Been Brought Home Once Again

This is Abuh's second escape from Shibukawa Animal Park this summer.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
August 16, 2017
The initial discovery.

clothing

Found: Authentic NASA Spacesuits in the Corner of a Thrift Store

Two college students bought six of them for $1.20.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
August 16, 2017
A white-letter hairstreak.

butterflies

A Butterfly Reappears in Scotland After 133 Years Away

Climate change might have helped bring the white-letter hairstreak back north.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
August 15, 2017
Originally, only the wealthy could afford bed coverings.

burning questions

Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights?

There's great comfort in being covered.

Dan Nosowitz
Atlas Obscura
August 15, 2017
The Biggest Event in Endurance Lawnmower Racing Happened Last Weekend

lawns

The Biggest Event in Endurance Lawnmower Racing Happened Last Weekend

For the annual "12 Hour Endurance Race," dedicated athletes drove all night on a twisting, muddy track.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
August 15, 2017
Poplar trees at the test site. The second and fourth rows (from the left) were inoculated with the probiotic bacteria.

bacteria

Giving Trees Probiotics Can Help Clean Up Superfund Sites

Scientists have found bacteria that like gobbling up a common toxic chemical.

Kelsey Kennedy
Atlas Obscura
August 15, 2017
An aerial view of Guanajuato city, Mexico.

cities

An Oregon Town Welcomed Its Sister City's Festival Queen—3 Decades Late

Why do our cities have sisters, anyway?

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
August 15, 2017
Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, is nowhere near the shore, nor New Jersey.

names

Why There's a Jersey Shore in the Middle of Pennsylvania

Hundreds of miles from the ocean, this Jersey Shore maintains a far quieter existence.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
August 15, 2017
An ostracod.

national parks

Found: Tiny Shrimp Hiding in Hot Springs

Also, snails smaller than a grain of sand.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
August 15, 2017
Brontosaurus and sign, Gatorland, Route 1, Florida, 1979.

dinosaurs

Documenting America’s Long, Venerable Tradition of Roadside Dinosaurs

Welcome to Jurassic parking lot.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
August 15, 2017
This Babylonian diagram, Imago Mundi, is thought to be one of the oldest maps of the world, dating to the sixth century B.C.

eclipse madness

How to Predict an Eclipse Without a Computer

Some methods are easier than others.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
August 14, 2017
Mystery 'Metal Starfish' Found Off Rhode Island Coast

beach

Mystery 'Metal Starfish' Found Off Rhode Island Coast

Answers will come soon enough.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
August 14, 2017
Including a map of lizard man sightings.

eclipse madness

South Carolina Warns of Eclipse 'Lizard Man'

Be careful out there.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
August 14, 2017
Massive Pipes Have Washed Up on English Beaches

flotsam

Massive Pipes Have Washed Up on English Beaches

Until they're towed away, they're a hazard to life and limb.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
August 14, 2017
The newly described volcanoes are under the ice from the Ross Ice Shelf to the Antarctic Peninsula, on the left side of this composite satellite image.

diatoms

Antarctica's Ice Hides 91 Newly Described Volcanoes

And one of the largest proteins ever discovered.

Kelsey Kennedy
Atlas Obscura
August 14, 2017
George C. Creelman lilies at the Ontario Agricultural College.

horticulture

The Hunt for a Missing Canadian Lily

The pioneering horticulturist Isabella Preston bred the George C. Creelman lily in 1916. At some point in the 1940s, it seems to have vanished.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
August 14, 2017
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