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An Abandoned, Saddled Horse Was Found in a British Forest

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An Abandoned, Saddled Horse Was Found in a British Forest

Nothing, of course, creepy about this.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
Snooty is ready to party.

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The World's Oldest Known Manatee Turns 68 This Weekend

Happy birthday, Snooty.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
Photographing a Superpod of Sperm Whales

underwater week

Photographing a Superpod of Sperm Whales

It's a two-day party for these underwater giants.

BioGraphic
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
I Would Walk 500 Miles, and I Would Walk 500 More, Just to Be the Man Who Walked 1,000 Miles Out on the Ocean Floor

underwater week

I Would Walk 500 Miles, and I Would Walk 500 More, Just to Be the Man Who Walked 1,000 Miles Out on the Ocean Floor

It would be a hard 3,000 miles.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
What It's Like to Be an Underwater Crime Scene Investigator

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What It's Like to Be an Underwater Crime Scene Investigator

Welcome to CSI: Lakes, Rivers, and Oceans.

Ella Morton
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
Found: A Giant Viking Axe

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Found: A Giant Viking Axe

This axe meant business.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
Haunted Milk Bar, Pyramids of Zone and the 8 Best Places From This Week

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Haunted Milk Bar, Pyramids of Zone and the 8 Best Places From This Week

8 of the most enticing locations we added to the Atlas the week of July 18th.

Meg Neal
Atlas Obscura
July 22, 2016
Tampons Could Soon Be Free For All Women in Sydney

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Tampons Could Soon Be Free For All Women in Sydney

It's a first for an Australian city.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
We Uncovered the Hidden Patterns in Clinton and Trump's Most Common Phrases

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We Uncovered the Hidden Patterns in Clinton and Trump's Most Common Phrases

Linguists dissected over 100,000 words from their speeches.

Cara Giaimo and Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
Mermet Springs

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The Fantastical Beauty of Sunken Ruins

Ominous landscapes of aquatic exploration.

Dylan Thuras
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
Meet Waterbod, the David Attenborough Of Instagram

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Meet Waterbod, the David Attenborough Of Instagram

You'll see L.A.'s animal kingdom in a whole new way.

Dan Nosowitz
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
Help Us Smell the Nation's Political Conventions

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Help Us Smell the Nation's Political Conventions

We all know what people are saying about the DNC and the RNC, but what are they smelling?

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
The Woman Who Received Van Gogh's Severed Ear Has Been Identified

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The Woman Who Received Van Gogh's Severed Ear Has Been Identified

She was a maid at a brothel.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
A VHS tape without a home.

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The World's Last VCRs Will Be Produced In Japan This Month

Goodbye, old friend.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
Found: The Exact Location of All the Pokémon in Pokémon Go

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Found: The Exact Location of All the Pokémon in Pokémon Go

A map shows the real-time location of every one.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
I Made a Shipwreck Expert Watch The Little Mermaid and Judge Its Nautical Merits

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I Made a Shipwreck Expert Watch The Little Mermaid and Judge Its Nautical Merits

How realistic was the shipwreck Ariel looted?

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
A tiger shark.

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How Did a Shark in a Sydney Aquarium End Up With a Human Arm?

It opened its mouth and a murder mystery came out.

Matt Soniak
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
The People Who Suffer From Thalassophobia, or Fear of the Sea

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The People Who Suffer From Thalassophobia, or Fear of the Sea

We talk to a hypnotist about curing the phobia about what lies beneath the water's edge.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
July 21, 2016
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