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The Texas flag.

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The Hidden World of Texans Who Constantly Use the Wrong Emoji Flag

One lawmaker is so upset about it, he's drafted a resolution.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2017
Shopping at the Mall of America.

atlas job board

The Mall of America Is Looking for a Writer-in-Residence

Must be willing to deeply immerse in the Mall's atmosphere.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2017
Centro Habana heading towards the Barrio Chino, home of the old Shanghai Theatre.

travel writing

Exploring Cuba, Guided by Graham Greene

'Our Man in Havana' was published at the end of 1958, and much of the city it describes remains intact.

Luke Spencer
Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2017
Hitler's very own red phone of death.

hitler

Sold, for $243,000: Hitler's Personal Red Telephone

It was taken from his bunker.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2017
Naica's crystal cave.

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Found: 50,000-Year-Old Microbes Hiding in the Cave of the Crystals

They are a kind of "super life."

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2017
Only a select number of patients can experience holding their own heart in their hands.

surgery

What It's Like to Hold Your Own Heart

Baylor University Medical Center in Texas is encouraging transplant patients to meet their former organs.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
February 17, 2017
New Horizon's glamor shot of Pluto, with its heart on full display.

hearts week

What We Can Learn From Pluto's Icy Heart

The celestial snowball's most stunning feature might be cold, but it sure isn't dead.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 17, 2017
A Creek in Florida Turned Red Overnight

hearts week

A Creek in Florida Turned Red Overnight

Residents are unhappy.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 17, 2017
Two lamb hearts and a goat heart.

hearts week

I Heart New York

My quest to buy (and eat) as many different hearts as I could in a single day in the city.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 17, 2017
"I'm sorry, do you know which way to Broadway?"

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A Military Chopper Touched Down to Stop and Ask for Directions in Kazakhstan

Everybody gets a little lost sometimes.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
February 17, 2017
Hang in There, Garbage Truck Raccoon

feats

Hang in There, Garbage Truck Raccoon

We salute your adventurous spirit.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
February 17, 2017
The eight continents of the world.

found

Found: A Possible Eighth Continent

Zealandia!

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 17, 2017
The wrong (or right!) Bouche à Oreille.

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A French Roadside Diner Accidentally Got a Michelin Star

It has since been inundated by excited gourmands.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 17, 2017
The catapult.

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Found: A Drug Catapult at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Have a look at this thing.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
February 16, 2017
Fancy handwriting on a catalog card from the New York Public Library.

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Library Hand, the Fastidiously Neat Penmanship Style Made for Card Catalogs

Oh, the uniformity!

Ella Morton
Atlas Obscura
February 16, 2017
Someone Made Off With a 1,000-Pound Chicken Statue in North Carolina

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Someone Made Off With a 1,000-Pound Chicken Statue in North Carolina

It's valued at $1,100.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
February 16, 2017
When Beethoven was writing, was he listening to his heart?

hearts week

The Surprisingly Stubborn Theory That Beethoven's Heartbeat Influenced His Music

For decades, doctors have been trying to use a few sonatas to diagnose the composer with cardiac arrhythmia.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 16, 2017
Using a Motor to Make Two Hearts Fuse

hearts week

Using a Motor to Make Two Hearts Fuse

Try it today!

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
February 16, 2017
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