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Local Condor Embraces the Argentinian Farmer Who Rescued It

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Local Condor Embraces the Argentinian Farmer Who Rescued It

The condor's name? Condorito.

Michael Waters
Atlas Obscura
June 27, 2017
Found: A Giant, 20-Pound Lobster on a Journey

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Found: A Giant, 20-Pound Lobster on a Journey

The TSA screened this surprisingly large specimen.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
June 27, 2017
Bog butter, ready for tasting.

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I Can't Believe It's Butter That Was Buried in a Bog!

Following an ancient Irish practice, one man made his own bog butter.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
June 27, 2017
Major Taylor races Léon Hourlier in France in 1909.

happenings

The Enduring Legacy of the Worcester Whirlwind

Cyclist Marshall W. "Major" Taylor was the first internationally famous African-American athlete.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
A mosaic from Pompeii of a similarly doomed dog.

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Roman Subway Dig Reveals Remains of an 1,800-Year-Old Dog

The pet seems to have perished in an ancient fire.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
Vandals Have Destroyed Norway's Most Phallic Rock

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Vandals Have Destroyed Norway's Most Phallic Rock

Trollpikken, for now, is no more.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
A glirarium, or dormouse fattener.

objects of intrigue

The Dormouse-Fattening Jars of Ancient Rome

For the plumpest, tastiest rodents.

Carly Silver
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
A composite image of auroras on Uranus, using images from Voyager 2 and the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Uranus's Strange Magnetic Field Cartwheels Around All Willy-Nilly

Scientists call it a "geometric nightmare."

Kelsey Kennedy
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
Parties where playwrights like Moliere read aloud were precursors to rowdy book clubs.

clubs

Even in the 1700s, Book Clubs Were Really About Drinking and Socializing

And "a considerable element of boisterous good humor."

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
The mask held at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, made in Malakula, Vanuatu, from matted spiders' webs.

objects of intrigue

These Hoods Made of Spider Webs Have Long Been Misunderstood

From Vanuatu, they've been described as "smothering hoods and "caps of death."

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
Dalí in 1972.

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The Body of Salvador Dalí Will Soon Be Exhumed

A woman claiming to be his daughter filed a paternity suit.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
Meet the Belfast 'Fatberg,' the Grossest Thing You'll See All Day

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Meet the Belfast 'Fatberg,' the Grossest Thing You'll See All Day

The mass of grease and baby wipes has been slowly amassing beneath the streets.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
Advertisement for the Bennie Railplane, c. 1928

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The 1929 Plane-Train Hybrid That Almost Was

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... railplane?

Michael Waters
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
One of the kilns.

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Found: A Remarkable Trove of Medieval Pottery

Thousands of pieces of pottery were hiding under one town's Memorial Hall.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
June 26, 2017
The Floating Masses of Fire Ants That Could Be in Tropical Storm Cindy's Wake

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The Floating Masses of Fire Ants That Could Be in Tropical Storm Cindy's Wake

It's happened before.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
June 23, 2017
Common Murre eggs collected in the 18th century.

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Birds' Egg Shapes Might Be Determined By How Well They Fly

Streamlined bodies mean streamlined eggs.

Kelsey Kennedy
Atlas Obscura
June 23, 2017
The 1930s 'Pedestrian Catcher' That Promised to End Jaywalking Deaths

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The 1930s 'Pedestrian Catcher' That Promised to End Jaywalking Deaths

Goodbye, car accidents!

Michael Waters
Atlas Obscura
June 23, 2017
A cold nose hits a touchscreen at the Wolf Science Center.

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All the Animals That Love Touchscreens

From wolves to penguins to tortoises, creatures of all stripes are discovering the joys of computing. Could it improve their lives?

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
June 23, 2017
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