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For Sale: A Pennsylvania Garbage Town

garbage

For Sale: A Pennsylvania Garbage Town

For a cool $1.5 million, Reduction could be yours.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 27, 2017
One of the many, many trains found in the warehouse.

trains

Found: A Secret Warehouse Full of Toy Trains

Trains, trains, and more trains.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 27, 2017
A young cod.

minor threats

Newfoundland's Cod Are Making a Comeback, But Not Everyone's Happy About It

Sorry, shrimp lovers.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2017
Now that's a clutch of healthy babies.

frog

Frogs Made Famous by Mark Twain Are Finally Laying Eggs Again

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is on the comeback trail.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2017
Launch of a Project Moby Dick balloon at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico circa 1955.

cold war

A Brief History of Project Moby Dick, the Cold War's Least Believable Surveillance Strategy

The U.S. once launched hundreds of balloons in an attempt to spy on the Soviets.

Elliot Carter
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2017
Thirsty?

infrastructure

Portland's Love Affair With Its Special Water Fountains

Benson Bubblers are unique to the Oregon city, and it won't let anyone else have them.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2017
Marker showing the start of the Sullivan Line.

surveyors

One Sloppy Land Surveyor Almost Caused a War Between Missouri and Iowa

In 1839, the outcome of the "Honey War" hinged on the exact location of the Missouri-Iowa border.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2017
Shanghai's Daring 'Rooftoppers' Are Taking Urban Exploration to New Heights

visual

Shanghai's Daring 'Rooftoppers' Are Taking Urban Exploration to New Heights

But a local crackdown on building access is making expeditions more difficult.

Diane Hope
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2017
Found: A ‘Very Large’ African Cat Roaming the Streets of New Jersey

cats

Found: A ‘Very Large’ African Cat Roaming the Streets of New Jersey

A tiger? A bobcat? No, a pricey "savannah cat."

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2017
"Space Eater II" (1960) trades a square sector design for graceful curves.

utopias

In the 1960s, an Artist Imagined an Ever-Changing City That Feels a Lot Like Today

Constant Nieuwenhuys's "New Babylon" was ahead of its time.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2017
You guys better check your data.

space

Teen Corrects NASA Error

The International Space Station was showing an anomaly.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2017
A Rare Night Parrot, Captured on Camera

news

A Rare Night Parrot, Captured on Camera

It's the first confirmed sighting in Western Australia in over 100 years.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2017
Politics and pastry have a long history in Argentina. Here current President (and former Buenos Aires Mayor) Mauricio Macri makes an offering to the press

politics

How Argentina's Baked Goods Reveal Its Political Past

From "monk's balls" to "cannons," these pastries get subversive.

Elizabeth King
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2017
A nice idea, but you won't get this from the sea.

gold

There Is Gold in Seawater, But We Can't Get at It

From scams to mad science, the quest for the oceans' riches continues.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2017
Lew getting close to a Chinook salmon head.

fishing

Meet the Man Who Wants to Make Eating Shad a Fad Again

Canned and smoked, the bony fish is delicious, says Seattle's Warner Lew.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2017
Long Island Has Suffered a Bud Light Truck Spill

trucks

Long Island Has Suffered a Bud Light Truck Spill

Cases of brewskis were strewn all over the road.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2017
Looks awfully nice for a 5th century sculpture that's been underwater?

found

Found: A Giant Terra-Cotta Head

A controversial Russian bridge-building project uncovered this sculpture.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 23, 2017
Found, in Israel: Lots of Liquor Bottles That Belonged to British WWI Soldiers

alcohol

Found, in Israel: Lots of Liquor Bottles That Belonged to British WWI Soldiers

"It seems that the soldiers took advantage of the respite given them to release the tension by frequently drinking alcohol."

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 22, 2017
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