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Cycleway near Dorking, Surrey.

bicycles

Resurrecting the Forgotten Bike Highways of 1930s Britain

The United Kingdom built hundreds of miles of protected bike lanes—and promptly forgot about them.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 11, 2017
The original map of Disneyland, from 1953.

disney

For Sale: The First Map of Disneyland

The original, hand-drawn plans looked a little different.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 11, 2017
An alligator visits a golf course.

reptiles

How to Make Friends and Influence Gators

Time to get used to the alligators among us, America.

Cara Giaimo and Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 11, 2017
Anemones make great accessories.

crabs

Watch Decorator Crabs Get Decked Out in Camouflage

When the perfect accessory is a matter of life and death.

Kelsey Kennedy
Atlas Obscura
May 11, 2017
Some feral hogs.

minor threats

Balloons Might Be Used to Fight Hogs in Texas

The state is home to, they say, way too many.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 11, 2017
A robotic falcon prepares for takeoff.

robots

Robo-Falcons Will Soon Patrol Edmonton International Airport

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... a robotic bird protecting planes!

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 11, 2017
A great white shark on the western cape of South Africa.

murder

Found: Three Dead Great White Sharks, Missing Their Livers

One was also missing its heart.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 11, 2017
New view of the Crab Nebula.

telescopes

The Crab Nebula Is Ready for Its Close-Up

Five telescopes were used to make a special new image, and only one of them is on Earth.

Samir S. Patel
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2017
Watch for falling drones.

drones

Drone Meets Cyclist and It Ends Badly

Please don't crash your drone over a bike race.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2017
Sam the python.

snakes

A 17-Foot Python That Went Missing for 2 Weeks Has Mysteriously Returned Home

Meet Sam.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2017
An Australian Baby Just Became the First to Breastfeed in Parliament

kickass women

An Australian Baby Just Became the First to Breastfeed in Parliament

Nursing a child in the chambers has only been legal since last year.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2017
A vampire-killing kit from the Royal Armouries in Leeds, not quite as vintage as some might think.

vampires

Does it Even Matter if These Vintage Vampire-Killing Kits Are Real?

They're pretty covetable regardless.

Eve Kahn
Atlas Obscura
October 5, 2022
A dingo.

australia

The Unexpected Consequences of Australia's 3,500-Mile Dog Fence

Fewer dingoes mean more kangaroos, less grass, and perhaps an entirely different ecosystem.

Kelsey Kennedy
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2017
Bearded St. Wilgefortis, seen in a 15th-century manuscript, was the recipient of many toad votives.

objects of intrigue

The Tale of the Toad and the Bearded Female Saint

European women used to leave toad votives in holy places as pleas for divine help.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2017
Guinness, now no longer made using fish bladder.

tedium

The Surprising Challenges of Making Things Vegan

It took Guinness, for one, years.

Ernie Smith
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2017
A young JFK.

presidents

Found: A 1937 Recording of JFK as a Harvard Student

It’s the earliest known recording of him.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 10, 2017
The specimen was on loan from the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

australia

Australia Accidentally Incinerated a Priceless Plant Specimen

A paperwork mix-up is to blame.

Kelsey Kennedy
Atlas Obscura
May 9, 2017
Deaf commuters converse in a Mumbai railway car.

subculture

Inside the Mumbai Deaf Community's Unique Public Transit Culture

The city's rail system offers deaf riders special compartments that double as bustling meet-up spots.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 9, 2017
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