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Haile sharing a vista with one of the books she carried.

the exit interview

Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the Appalachian Trail

On joining an exclusive group that's 75 percent male and overwhelmingly white.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2017
Watch Two Guys in China Duel With Fireworks

combat

Watch Two Guys in China Duel With Fireworks

Welcome to the Year of the Fire Rooster.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2017
Las Vegas dump site bunnies, happy to be fed.

bunnies

Feral Bunnies Are Taking Over Las Vegas

They've overrun yards, state parks, and even a mental health care facility—and no one knows what to do with them.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2017
A zircon crystal in volcanic rock.

found

Found: Tiny Grains of Rock That Reveal a Lost Continent

It's hiding under Mauritius.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 1, 2017
A Lot of Money Has Been Raised to Build a Statue for a Supermarket Cat in Britain

cats

A Lot of Money Has Been Raised to Build a Statue for a Supermarket Cat in Britain

Brutus was beloved.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2017
It’s very delicate work.

globes

You Can Apply Now to Be an Apprentice Globe Maker in London

Hand-paint the world at Bellerby and Co.

Abi Inman
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2017
Atomic Liquors, since 1952.

atom bombs

Five Landmarks of Atomic Nevada

Echoes of the hundreds of nuclear tests conducted in Nevada during the atomic age.

Sponsored By Travel Nevada
They held dances on top of the Discovery Tree's stump, among other activities.

trees

When Giant Sequoias Were Sacrificed for Traveling Sideshows

In the beginning, Western settlers weren't very kind.

Mariana Zapata
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2017
Watch a Strange Miniature Automaton of Marie Antoinette Play a Dulcimer Music Box

marie antoinette

Watch a Strange Miniature Automaton of Marie Antoinette Play a Dulcimer Music Box

Beautiful and creepy.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2017
A tuatara in Wellington, New Zealand.

reptiles

The Unlikely Comeback of New Zealand's Weirdest 'Living Fossil'

Meet the tuatara, a three-eyed reptile with a 200-million-year-old lineage.

Amelia Urry
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2017
Couple Accused of Using a Massive Manure Pile to Annoy Their Neighbors

news

Couple Accused of Using a Massive Manure Pile to Annoy Their Neighbors

A judge awarded the victims $15,000.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2017
Falcons on a plane.

airplanes

What Happens When 80 Falcons Fly Coach

They were probably on their way to a hunting trip.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2017
A shot of Fukushima from 2011.

radioactive

Found: Melted Uranium Rods, Lost at Fukushima

Six years after the disaster, Tepco may have found its lost nuclear debris.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2017
Scatman John in the music video for "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)."

tedium

The Singer Who Topped Charts by Embracing His Stutter

Scatman John was more than a one-hit wonder.

Andrew Egan
Atlas Obscura
January 31, 2017
In this map, Phenomena of Volcanoes and Earthquakes, chartmakers John Emslie and James Reynolds show the distribution and heights of all the active volcanoes in the 1800s.

map monday

The Stunning Early Infographics and Maps of the 1800s

Educational diagrams of scientific discoveries, from the moon's surface to the longest rivers.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
January 30, 2017
The moose did not mean to be in the basement.

snow

Found: A Moose in This Random Person's Basement

It fell into the window well.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
January 30, 2017
Watch the Walls Shimmer at Iran's Emerald Mosque

mosques

Watch the Walls Shimmer at Iran's Emerald Mosque

Shah Cheragh is one dazzling funerary monument.

Ella Morton
Atlas Obscura
January 30, 2017
Wojtek wrestles with the troops during his first tour of duty in 1942. (Photo: Imperial War Museum/Public Domain)

columns

The Lovable Syrian Brown Bear Who Fought For His (Adoptive) Country

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
January 30, 2017
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