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Leonardo Da Vinci Was a Wedding Planner

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Leonardo Da Vinci Was a Wedding Planner

He really was a Renaissance man.

Bob Eckstein
Atlas Obscura
July 13, 2016
Half of This Italian Town's Staff Was Arrested for Skipping Work

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Half of This Italian Town's Staff Was Arrested for Skipping Work

It's having trouble operating now.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
July 13, 2016
Watch These Mesmerizing Air Bubbles Flow Under Frozen Streams

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Watch These Mesmerizing Air Bubbles Flow Under Frozen Streams

It's the most relaxing five minutes ever.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
July 13, 2016
A Doduo in Sokcho.

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You Can Only Play Pokémon Go in South Korea in This One Seaside Town

The "Pokémon Go holy land on the peninsula" is being mobbed.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
July 13, 2016
The Self-Proclaimed Center of the Universe is in Wallace, Idaho

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The Self-Proclaimed Center of the Universe is in Wallace, Idaho

This came as a surprise to New York City.

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
July 13, 2016
A seagull, unimpressed with human ingenuity.

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Humans Are Losing The One-Sided War Against Seagulls

Our many technological failures inspire the question—should we even fight?

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
July 13, 2016
14 Amazing, Gravity-Defying Funiculars

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14 Amazing, Gravity-Defying Funiculars

Without these slanted trains, we'd have to climb hills using our legs.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
July 13, 2016
Found: A Beetle Whose Name Is Banned From Chinese Media

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Found: A Beetle Whose Name Is Banned From Chinese Media

The name was meant to be an honor, but it backfired.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
July 13, 2016
The Medieval Prophetess Who Used Her Visions to Criticize the Church

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The Medieval Prophetess Who Used Her Visions to Criticize the Church

Hildegard of Bingen fought the patriarchy from her cloister.

Hadley Meares
Atlas Obscura
July 13, 2016
Rangers Seize Hundreds of Pounds of Mushrooms at Crater Lake

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Rangers Seize Hundreds of Pounds of Mushrooms at Crater Lake

They were poached.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
July 13, 2016
Found: A Drone That Looks Like a Bird Crash-Landed in Somalia

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Found: A Drone That Looks Like a Bird Crash-Landed in Somalia

Presumably, it's a spy drone.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
July 12, 2016
People Are Already Using Pokémon Go as a Real Estate Selling Point

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People Are Already Using Pokémon Go as a Real Estate Selling Point

Who needs parking when you could live near a PokéStop?

Cara Giaimo and Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
July 12, 2016
The Chief Mouser

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Everything We Know About the Cat Living at 10 Downing Street

Meet Larry.

Atlas Obscura
July 12, 2016
Why Did American Cats Get Blamed for So Many Divorces?

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Why Did American Cats Get Blamed for So Many Divorces?

A century of couples pinning their marital woes on felines.

Natalie Zarrelli
Atlas Obscura
July 12, 2016
Australian Fired After Profane Rant Over Lack of Pokémon Go in Singapore

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Australian Fired After Profane Rant Over Lack of Pokémon Go in Singapore

The madness continues.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
July 12, 2016
The Victorian Tool for Everything From Hernias to Sex—a Vibrating Electric Belt

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The Victorian Tool for Everything From Hernias to Sex—a Vibrating Electric Belt

How a medical invention abused the electrotherapy fad.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
July 12, 2016
Watch this Gob of Clay Turn into a Human Hand

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Watch this Gob of Clay Turn into a Human Hand

Sculptor Philippe Faraut makes a mighty fine mitt.

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
July 12, 2016
Behold fry sauce, Utah's favorite culinary son.

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Why is Utah So Crazy About Fry Sauce?

Fry sauce is what truly defines the Beehive State.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
July 12, 2016
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