clowns
Police in Utah Recommend Against Shooting Random Clowns
The hysteria continues.
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protest
Blood-Red Fountains Haunt Commuters In Zurich
They've been dyed to raise awareness about menstruation.
bicycles
Trucks Have Been Blocking Bike Lanes in New York City Since 1899
Also wagons, carts and carriages.
hobby
The 40-Year-Old Hermit Crab
Meet Jonathan Livingston Crab, the world's most venerable pet hermit crab.
cats
A Dearly Departed Istanbul Cat Gets a Commemorative Statue
Tombili was a star.
aliens
H.G. Wells Hid A Sick Burn Inside 'The War of The Worlds'
Thankfully, the Martians can't read English.
tedium
How Meat Science (And Marketing) Gave the World the Flat Iron Steak
It was only recently popularized.
pornography
Hacker Blamed for Porn on Billboard, Though Police Are Investigating Anyway
It happened in heavy traffic.
cars
Are You Boston's Least Bad Driver?
A new city initiative aims to figure out which Masshole is the least dangerous.
timberland
How to Recycle a Building
We partnered with Timberland to explore adaptive reuse in one of America's great architectural cities.
coral reefs
Enter the Psychedelic World of Coral With This Time-Lapse Video
What could be cooler than ancient polyps?
china
China Is Testing Its First Suspended Railway
There's video.
31 days of halloween
Welcome to Atlas Obscura's 31 Days of Halloween
It's the creepiest time of the year.
gates to hell
11 Hidden Spots to Enter the Underworld
A world tour of the gateways of Hell.
sweaters
How a Tiny New Zealand Town Became the Global Center of Sheep
It's all about innovation in sheep-shearing.
halloween
The 1980s Crime Ring That Poisoned Japan's Candy And Never Got Caught
The "Mystery Man with 21 Faces" mocked the police ruthlessly and stocked Japan's supermarkets with cyanide-filled candy. To this day, no one knows who they were.
mormons
Videos Leaked of Secret Mormon Church Meetings
Discussed: The moral decay caused by homosexuality, being single, and Jack Sparrow.
extreme sports
America's Least Likely Ultramarathoner Is Also One Of Its Best
Over her 23-year career, Suprabha Beckjord raced enough miles to circle the globe twice.
