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The bone on the right is the newly discovered fossil; the other is a sample sloth bone.

fossils

Found: The Hip Joint of a Giant Sloth

Another discovery from the subway work in Los Angeles.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
June 7, 2017
Private Detective cover illustration, January 1946.

printing

Cheap Thrills, Private Dicks, and Desperate Dames From the Heyday of Pulp Fiction

The enduring appeal of the lowest common denominator.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
June 6, 2017
I object!

law

Are You There God? I'd Like to Sue You

Yes, people do file lawsuits against the Almighty. But the devil, so to speak, is in the details.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
June 6, 2017
Go, bear, go!

submarines

A Rogue Bear Was Found in a Former Russian Nuclear Submarine Port

There's video.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
June 6, 2017
A coprolite, probably from a lungfish, with crushed bivalve shells, fish scales and fins.

extinct animals

Scientists Are Using X-Rays to Look Inside Fossilized Feces

The findings can help unravel prehistoric food webs.

Kelsey Kennedy
Atlas Obscura
June 6, 2017
A Live Nazi Artillery Shell Was Recently Found—in a Shed in Idaho

minor threats

A Live Nazi Artillery Shell Was Recently Found—in a Shed in Idaho

No one is quite sure how it got there.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
June 6, 2017
A vintage photograph of Rue Paul Bert (now Trang Tien Street), Hanoi.

story

The Great Hanoi Rat Massacre of 1902 Did Not Go as Planned

Instead of disappearing, the pesky rodents proliferated.

Shay Maunz
Atlas Obscura
June 6, 2017
Jim Henson's Fantastic World exhibition

commercials

These 1950s Coffee Commercials Featured Violent 'Muppets' Prototypes

Buy Wilkins Coffee—or else.

Michael Waters
Atlas Obscura
June 6, 2017
Reverend Bob Wilkes points the way.

maps

The Delightful English Tradition of Beating Parish Boundaries With Sticks

Or, why you may have seen 40 branch-wielding people in Oxford shouting "Mark, mark!"

Emily Cleaver
Atlas Obscura
June 6, 2017
Here's Your Chance to Ride Chicago's Historic Trains

fleeting wonders

Here's Your Chance to Ride Chicago's Historic Trains

For the 125th anniversary of the L, the city's Transit Authority has put some old cars back on the tracks.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
June 6, 2017
The mask.

objects of intrigue

Found: The Oldest Human-Made Metal Object Ever Discovered in South America

The mask appeared after a heavy rainstorm in the Andes.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
June 6, 2017
A Mainer Shut Down a City Building With Bedbugs

insects

A Mainer Shut Down a City Building With Bedbugs

He was upset.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
June 5, 2017
Kees Moeliker, emceeing Dead Duck Day in 2016.

happenings

Happy Dead Duck Day

For the past 22 years, Kees Moeliker has commemorated the perverse death of one particular duck.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
June 5, 2017
This Teen's Prom Send-Off Included a Camel and Three Tons of Sand

teens

This Teen's Prom Send-Off Included a Camel and Three Tons of Sand

His mom spent $25,000 to bring Dubai to Philly.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
June 5, 2017
A biofilm with bacteria and amoeba found in untreated stream water.

bacteria

Low Gravity Can Create Mutant Bacterial Slime

Attention, space travelers.

Kelsey Kennedy
Atlas Obscura
June 5, 2017
The "Catawba Deerksin Map."

map monday

The Mysteries of a Rare, 18th-Century Native American Map

It may have been more about social and trade relationships than geography.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
June 5, 2017
A stress ball, one of the many types of anxiety toys.

psychology

Quit Worrying, Fidget Toys Have Been Around Forever

A spin through anxiety gadgets, from worry beads to Baoding balls.

Ali Jaffe
Atlas Obscura
June 5, 2017
This Bizarre '50s 'Rhino' Vehicle Was Designed to Replace the Tank

tanks

This Bizarre '50s 'Rhino' Vehicle Was Designed to Replace the Tank

The U.S. military never bought it.

Michael Waters
Atlas Obscura
June 5, 2017
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