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Watch These Death-Defying Mexican Dancers Fly

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Watch These Death-Defying Mexican Dancers Fly

In a centuries-old tradition, the performers leap from a 100-foot pole.

Atlas Obscura
July 25, 2016
This Century-Old Map Details the Path to Musical Success

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This Century-Old Map Details the Path to Musical Success

Tips to avoid the River of Failure.

David Doochin
Atlas Obscura
July 25, 2016
Found: Evidence That Cat-Sized 'Rat-Kangaroos' Once Hopped the Earth

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Found: Evidence That Cat-Sized 'Rat-Kangaroos' Once Hopped the Earth

Related: What exactly is a bettong?

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
July 25, 2016
The tortoise after his daring escape.

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Brave Tortoise Escaping Deadly Sand Fire Fled 'as Quickly as He Could'

Here's at least one happy ending.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
July 25, 2016
A Stranger (Apparently) Left a Crocodile in This Teen's Bathroom

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A Stranger (Apparently) Left a Crocodile in This Teen's Bathroom

It's mouth was tied shut, though.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
July 25, 2016
The Joy of Pronking

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The Joy of Pronking

A deer can effortlessly jump high into the air; so can a flea. But are humans capable of the same tasks with our dumb legs?

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
July 25, 2016
A member of the US Capitol Police maneuvers a bomb disposal robot through Washington D.C.

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Find The Police Robots Near You With This Handy Map

Are you living near a PackBot?

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
July 25, 2016
The California Town That Produced 10 Million Eggs a Year

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The California Town That Produced 10 Million Eggs a Year

And then went on to become the Arm Wrestling Capital of the World.

George Pendle
Atlas Obscura
July 25, 2016
Arizona City Buys Man's House for $4 Million, Lets Him Live Rent-Free for the Rest of His Life

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Arizona City Buys Man's House for $4 Million, Lets Him Live Rent-Free for the Rest of His Life

Scottsdale wanted the home for its proximity to a nature preserve, an increasingly common conservation strategy.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
July 24, 2016
Finally, Russia Lifts the Ban on a WWII Donald Duck Cartoon

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Finally, Russia Lifts the Ban on a WWII Donald Duck Cartoon

The satirical angle of the film—which depicts Donald Duck as a Nazi—was initially overlooked by the courts.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
July 24, 2016
The CIA's Declassified Guide to What Women Want

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The CIA's Declassified Guide to What Women Want

Women, apparently, are "intimidated by the secretive, aloof image of the CIA.”

JPat Brown
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
Convention events

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An Exclusive Look at the Leaked PR Agenda of the 1936 Republican National Convention

80 years ago, GOP tactics included "racial choirs."

Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
Raccoons Are Eating Pets and Terrorizing a Harlem Block

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Raccoons Are Eating Pets and Terrorizing a Harlem Block

Casualties so far include a turtle and a fish.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
Take a Soothing Swim in a Lake Swarming With Golden Jellyfish

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Take a Soothing Swim in a Lake Swarming With Golden Jellyfish

The marine environment of the famous Jellyfish Lake is a sanctuary for these majestic drifting creatures.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
The Mystery of the 'Beast of Dartmoor' Has (Apparently) Been Solved

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The Mystery of the 'Beast of Dartmoor' Has (Apparently) Been Solved

Big cats had been spotted in the English park for three decades—but no one knew why.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
Inside the Creation of Europe's First Underwater Museum

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Inside the Creation of Europe's First Underwater Museum

One artist is literally going below the surface to spread his message.

David Doochin
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
Manitoba's Dorothy Lake, one of the 10% of the province's lakes that do have an official name.

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The Perplexing Problem of Manitoba's Nameless Lakes

There are some 90,000 anonymous lakes.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
The Retro-Futuristic Undersea Habitats of Jacques Rougerie

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The Retro-Futuristic Undersea Habitats of Jacques Rougerie

This visionary architect has been building fantastical habitats under the sea since the '70s.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
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