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New 200-Million-Year-Old Species of Marine Reptile Found From Dinosaur Era

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New 200-Million-Year-Old Species of Marine Reptile Found From Dinosaur Era

In Britain.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
Wedding Night Games Are Awkward All Around the World

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Wedding Night Games Are Awkward All Around the World

When friends and family try to help with marital intimacy, things get weird.

Urvija Banerji and Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
The First Mammal to Ever Go Extinct from Climate Change

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The First Mammal to Ever Go Extinct from Climate Change

It was a rodent.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
Hero bride in action.

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Bride Resuscitates Unconscious Woman An Hour After Her Wedding

She joins a long line of Bride Heroes.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
Watch Estonian Brides Race Each Other in Their Wedding Dresses

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Watch Estonian Brides Race Each Other in Their Wedding Dresses

Who will take the title of the "Most Runaway Bride?"

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
The Ultimate Crowdsourced Map of Long Distance Relationships

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The Ultimate Crowdsourced Map of Long Distance Relationships

Almost 600 people responded to our survey on far-flung love.

Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
Or you could always get your wife a dead chicken.

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Happy 48th Anniversary, Here's A Microscope!

How tradition, jewel lobbies, and fed-up librarians joined forces to tell us what to buy our spouses.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
Russia’s Centuries-Old Bride-Shows Were the Original Version of ‘The Bachelor'

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Russia’s Centuries-Old Bride-Shows Were the Original Version of ‘The Bachelor'

Tsars need love, too.

Hadley Meares
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
Found: One of Toronto’s Two Giant, Fugitive Rodents

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Found: One of Toronto’s Two Giant, Fugitive Rodents

Capybaras on the loose.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
The Secret Messages Hiding Inside 17th Century Engagement Rings

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The Secret Messages Hiding Inside 17th Century Engagement Rings

They make the modern diamond ring look rather boring.

Ella Morton
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
Ian McKellen Spotted at Shanghai's Marriage Market

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Ian McKellen Spotted at Shanghai's Marriage Market

He's "still active," he says.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
Members of World War II's 33nd Fighter Group attend a briefing in Ramitelli, Italy.

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In the Early 1940s, the Red Cross Banned Black Blood Donors

Sometimes, the politics of who can give blood has less to do with medical limitations than cultural ones.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
Why Grooms Get Their Own Manly Cakes at Southern Weddings

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Why Grooms Get Their Own Manly Cakes at Southern Weddings

Victorians came up with the idea.

Natalie Zarrelli
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
Can Science Ever Make A Real Diamond?

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Can Science Ever Make A Real Diamond?

The battle to define what constitutes the world's most famous gemstone.

Alina Simone
Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2016
The Hockomock Swamp, or “place where spirits dwell” was the final holdout for the Wampanoag during King Philip’s War.

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How Massachusetts Came to Have Its Own Bermuda Triangle

The story behind some very mysterious rocks.

Jake Robertson
Atlas Obscura
June 13, 2016
The Weird Logic Behind Yard Signs in Politics

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The Weird Logic Behind Yard Signs in Politics

If they aren't very effective, why are they so ubiquitous?

Ernie Smith
Atlas Obscura
June 13, 2016
A giraffe surprises some tourists at South Africa's Kruger National Park.

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National Parks in South Africa May Ban Wildlife Apps

Sometimes disruptive technology is, well, disruptive.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
June 13, 2016
India's Trying to Predict Monsoons with a $60 Million Supercomputer

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India's Trying to Predict Monsoons with a $60 Million Supercomputer

They are very hard to see coming.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
June 13, 2016
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