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Two male king penguins, going at it.

scandal week

Why Are Penguins' Sex Lives So Scandalous?

Since the early 1900s, these adorable birds have been too freaky for us to handle.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 15, 2017
A lady of Storyville, New Orleans.

zoning

Most American Cities Once Had Red-Light Districts

But they didn't last long.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 15, 2017
A gold pan.

gold

Floods Might Have Unlocked a Lot of California Gold

Don't quit your day job just yet, though.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 15, 2017
Very very old plants.

life on earth

Found: The Oldest Plant Fossil Ever Discovered

It looks like red algae.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 15, 2017
A brown rat in Paris.

rats

The 'Forgotten' Ratcatchers of Paris Go on Strike

"They only want to be recognized," a representative said.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 15, 2017
This is pie, a food.

pi day

A 'Pi Enthusiast' Calculated 9 Trillion More Pi Digits

They're, functionally, pretty useless, though.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 14, 2017
Found: A Jeep Under 20 Feet of Snow at the Donner Pass

cars

Found: A Jeep Under 20 Feet of Snow at the Donner Pass

The pass is still claiming victims.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 14, 2017
Go, ponies, go!

horses

A Pair of Staten Island Ponies Escaped to Frolic in the Blizzard

The storm set them free in more ways than one.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
March 14, 2017
Baby Johnny on the left; "Baby Hitler" on the right.

scandal week

The True Story of Hitler's Fake Baby Photo

Or, how my uncle was once mistaken for infant Adolf.

Jeffrey Davis
Atlas Obscura
March 14, 2017
Anybody got a light?

scandal week

Smoking Banana Peels Is the Greatest Drug Hoax of All Time

They called it mellow yellow.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
March 14, 2017
An old advertisement for A.1.

news

The Steak-Sauce Bottle Mystery Unfolding at an Ohio Library

A local paper referred to it as a "real whodunit."

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 14, 2017
A delicious mushroom pizza.

scandal week

The Day That Michigan Held a Funeral For 30,000 Pizzas

Even the governor came to pay his respects.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 14, 2017
A humpback supergroup off the west coast of South Africa.

whales

Humpback Whales Are Forming Mysterious 'Super-Groups'

Scientists aren't quite sure what's going on.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 14, 2017
A fluorescing frog.

glowing

Found: The World's First Known Fluorescent Frog

It is tiny and polka-dotted!

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 14, 2017
Thornbury Castle

tudors

For Sale: A Castle Where Henry VIII Honeymooned

It can be yours for $10.4 million.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
March 13, 2017
This House Off Lake Ontario Is Completely Covered in Ice

ice

This House Off Lake Ontario Is Completely Covered in Ice

Wind and water and winter are a dangerous combination.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 13, 2017
The Palácio da Alvorada, designed by famed architect Oscar Niemayer.

palaces

The (Possible) Ghosts Haunting Brazil's Presidential Residence

The head of state said he isn't comfortable there.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 13, 2017
Detail of Druksland, Michael Druks cartographic self-portrait.

map monday

This Map Charts the Complex Landscape of an Artist's Face

In 1973, the Israeli artist Michael Druks created an unconventional self-portrait.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
March 13, 2017
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