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A Bunch of Stoned Sheep Might Have Rampaged Through This Village

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A Bunch of Stoned Sheep Might Have Rampaged Through This Village

Reefer madness.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2016
Watch This Elevated Bus Swallow Cars and Straddle Roads

video wonders

Watch This Elevated Bus Swallow Cars and Straddle Roads

A Chinese company's transportation proposal may give subways good competition.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2016
Archaeologists in Greece Think They Found Aristotle's Tomb

greece

Archaeologists in Greece Think They Found Aristotle's Tomb

The philosopher died over 2,300 years ago.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2016
Net Guns Don’t Just Capture Animals, They Take Down Drones

weapons

Net Guns Don’t Just Capture Animals, They Take Down Drones

How to handle an invasive, buzzing quadcopter: throw a net over it.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2016
The Delightful Perversity of Québec's Catholic Swears

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The Delightful Perversity of Québec's Catholic Swears

The Canadian province has expletives like no other.

Dan Nosowitz
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2016
Found: Circles of Stones Arranged by Neanderthals 176,500 Years Ago

found

Found: Circles of Stones Arranged by Neanderthals 176,500 Years Ago

In a cave in France, there are two circles of carefully cut and arranged stalagmites.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2016
A MOMA visitor enjoys the new exhibit.

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Everyone Thought It Was Art When These Clever Teens Put Glasses on a Museum Floor

Teens.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2016
This Cryptozoology Museum Just Installed A New Bigfoot

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This Cryptozoology Museum Just Installed A New Bigfoot

It's over 800 pounds.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2016
How The Medical Cadaver Finally Got the Respect it Deserves

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How The Medical Cadaver Finally Got the Respect it Deserves

The rise and fall of medical cadaver ceremonies.

Natalie Zarrelli
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2016
They Found a WWII-Era Submarine With Bodies in It Off the Coast of Sardinia

submarines

They Found a WWII-Era Submarine With Bodies in It Off the Coast of Sardinia

The HMS P311 had vanished.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
Watch a Man Play a Flamethrowing Guitar on His Roof

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Watch a Man Play a Flamethrowing Guitar on His Roof

Just like in Mad Max, but with less... war.

Urvija Banerji
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
 Classic Carnival Rides Are Flight Simulators in Disguise

amusement parks

Classic Carnival Rides Are Flight Simulators in Disguise

That's what their inventor Lee Eyerly intended them to be, anyway.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
Grizzlies and Polar Bears Are Going to Be Fornicating More

sex

Grizzlies and Polar Bears Are Going to Be Fornicating More

This isn't necessarily good.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
These Artists Twist Thousands of Rubik's Cubes a Day to Create Massive Murals

rubik's cubes

These Artists Twist Thousands of Rubik's Cubes a Day to Create Massive Murals

Cube Works invokes childhood nostalgia and old toys to create its retro artwork.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
https://www.loc.gov/item/2004676753/

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Meet ‘Deadshot Mary,’ a 1930s Undercover Cop Superstar

How one NYC policewoman became a media sensation.

Hadley Meares
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
The Taj Mahal in its regular garb.

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The Taj Mahal Is Turning Green

Thanks, bugs.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
Found: 70 Hidden Cave Paintings From 14,500 Years Ago

cave paintings

Found: 70 Hidden Cave Paintings From 14,500 Years Ago

There are horses, goats, deer and an impaled bison, among others.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
Stop Trespassing On Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring

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Stop Trespassing On Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring

Come on, bro.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
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