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Sometimes, patients would dip the sharp needles into the oil.

life-awakener

The 1800s Medical Device That Promised Cures by Repeatedly Stabbing Patients

The Life Awakener contraption gave patients "healing" pustules.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
October 18, 2016
"Indian Summer on the Hudson River," around where the phrase originated

summer

Let's Choose a New Name for 'Indian Summer'

There are many excellent options.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
October 18, 2016
Dial-a-Ghost on Thomas Edison's Least Successful Invention: the Spirit Phone

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Dial-a-Ghost on Thomas Edison's Least Successful Invention: the Spirit Phone

Building devices to talk with the dead was a popular diversion for inventors in the 1920s.

Natalie Zarrelli
Atlas Obscura
October 18, 2016
Just making some kid happy!

mcdonalds

The Strangely Glamorous World of a 1980s Ronald McDonald

A fast-food journey from Hamburger University to celebrity-filled Hollywood parties.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
October 18, 2016
The interior of St. Anthony's Chapel.

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Only the Vatican Has More Christian Relics Than Pittsburgh

St. Anthony’s chapel is home to some 5,000 important relics.

Susanna Weyandt
Atlas Obscura
October 17, 2016
Freedmen voting in New Orleans in 1867.

31 days of halloween

The Persistent Problem of Trying to Rig Elections with Dead People

Zombie voters just aren't efficient.

Cara Giaimo and Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
October 17, 2016
The blimp crash of August 16, 1942, in Daly City California.

blimps

The 1942 Ghost Blimp That Bewildered a California Town

The remains of the missing crew were never found.

Andy Wright
Atlas Obscura
October 17, 2016
The remainder of the instructional booklet, complete with a helpful quiz.

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Digging Through the Archives of Scarfolk, the Internet's Creepiest Fake Town

Haunted TV shows, surveillance owls, liver-based children's toys—nothing is too weird for Scarfolk.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
October 17, 2016
A Halloween pop-up in Michigan.

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The Surprising Success of Halloween Pop-Up Stores

The seasonal stores are not just recession-proof—they flourish when strip malls are bare.

Ernie Smith
Atlas Obscura
October 17, 2016
Horseshoes, 61 nails, an axe and billhook are part of the rent London owes to the Queen.

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London Is Still Paying Rent to the Queen on a Property Leased in 1211

In a small annual ceremony the city hands over an axe, a knife, 6 horseshoes, and 61 nails.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
October 17, 2016
 Watch This Art Installation Made With Moving Rocket Fuel

video wonders

Watch This Art Installation Made With Moving Rocket Fuel

Where art and science meet.

Mariana Zapata
Atlas Obscura
October 17, 2016
The Land of Make Believe by Jaro Hess. (All photos courtesy of

fairytales

Where the Heroes of Your Favorite Fairy Tales Live

The dark and wondrous world of children's stories.

Mariana Zapata
Atlas Obscura
October 17, 2016
Watch These Microscopic Organisms Feast on a Dead Worm

lazarus week

Watch These Microscopic Organisms Feast on a Dead Worm

A delightful meal for microbes.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
October 14, 2016
The static, strobe-like world depicted in Peter Burr's art installation Pattern Language evokes a sense of getting lost in an infinite death dungeon.

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The Extremely Strange World of Infinite Dungeon Video Games

Why some players get hooked on dying, over and over, to explore a room.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
October 14, 2016
The Surreal British Clone Towns Taking Over the Turkish Coast

lazarus week

The Surreal British Clone Towns Taking Over the Turkish Coast

Inside the town that brought the fake British high street to Turkey.

Atlas Obscura
October 14, 2016
Onjishi, Yusutani, Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture.

lazarus week

Photographing the Incredible Costumes of Japan's Supernatural Festivals

Bringing folklore to life with capes and masks.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
October 14, 2016
The Colombian Folk Singer Who Showed Up to His Own Funeral

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The Colombian Folk Singer Who Showed Up to His Own Funeral

The ultimate party crasher.

Mariana Zapata
Atlas Obscura
October 14, 2016
Researchers measure a bear cub's paw.

lazarus week

The Civilized Black Bears of Asheville, North Carolina

The burgeoning hipster city has hundreds of ursine residents.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
October 14, 2016
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