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The Inevitable, Intergalactic Awkwardness of Time Capsules

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The Inevitable, Intergalactic Awkwardness of Time Capsules

A close examination of the Voyager Golden Records reveals the one flaw behind all attempts to bottle history: humans.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
Starkly Beautiful Brutalist Buildings, Photographed in Black and White

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Starkly Beautiful Brutalist Buildings, Photographed in Black and White

A celebration of controversial concrete.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
The Early, State-Sanctioned LSD Experiments in Communist Bulgaria

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The Early, State-Sanctioned LSD Experiments in Communist Bulgaria

Bulgarians were turning on, tuning in, and dropping out long before hippies.

Jordan Todorov
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2016
Why Beards Are There to Impress Other Men—Not Women

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Why Beards Are There to Impress Other Men—Not Women

It's evolution.

The Conversation
Atlas Obscura
May 24, 2016
The 3,800-Year-Old Mummy of a Middle Kingdom Noblewoman Has Been Found

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The 3,800-Year-Old Mummy of a Middle Kingdom Noblewoman Has Been Found

Lady Sattjeni's family were elites on Elephantine, an Egyptian isle on the Nile.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 24, 2016
We Took a Celebrity Dog Trainer to a New York City Dog Park

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We Took a Celebrity Dog Trainer to a New York City Dog Park

A-list dogs are easy after you've grown up in a refugee camp and owned a wolf.

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
May 24, 2016
A 5,000-Year-Old Beer Recipe from China Has Just Been Unveiled

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A 5,000-Year-Old Beer Recipe from China Has Just Been Unveiled

The "Indiana Jones" of beer says it's legit.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 24, 2016
The World's Longest and Deepest Tunnel to Open in Switzerland

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The World's Longest and Deepest Tunnel to Open in Switzerland

It's a big deal.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 24, 2016
How One Man's Desire to Flaunt His Wealth Became a Book of Psalms

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How One Man's Desire to Flaunt His Wealth Became a Book of Psalms

It provides a searing glimpse of the toils of medieval laborers.

Urvija Banerji
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May 24, 2016
Henrietta Hyde (Windsor Beauties)

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What the Most Alluring Women of 17th-Century England Looked Like

Beauty was an asset, a weapon, and a curse for the ladies of the Restoration court.

Ella Morton
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May 24, 2016
Participants chill out to the best of their abilities.

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This Relaxation Competition Finds Out Who Can Chill the Best

Could you win?

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 24, 2016
Found: A Hidden Population of Tasmanian Devils

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Found: A Hidden Population of Tasmanian Devils

This previously unknown group of devils could add much needed genetic diversity to the ailing species.

Sarah Laskow
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May 24, 2016
Watch Two Rare Albino Alligators Get Gnarlier Than Usual

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Watch Two Rare Albino Alligators Get Gnarlier Than Usual

"I twirl on them haters, albino alligators." - Beyoncé

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
May 24, 2016
Watch a Drunk Man in a Zoo Enclosure Trying to Shake a Lion's Hand

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Watch a Drunk Man in a Zoo Enclosure Trying to Shake a Lion's Hand

Do not do this.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
 A Dry Town Goes Wet After More Than a Century

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A Dry Town Goes Wet After More Than a Century

Pitman, New Jersey, got a taste of booze this month.

Jackson Kuhl
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
See The Bosch Parade's Bizarre, Buoyant Works of Art

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See The Bosch Parade's Bizarre, Buoyant Works of Art

Each year, the Netherlands' festival features outlandish exhibits on floats that actually float.

Urvija Banerji
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
Mars Will Soon Be the Closest It's Been to Earth in 11 Years

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Mars Will Soon Be the Closest It's Been to Earth in 11 Years

You can get a pretty good look.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
India Launches Its First Space Shuttle

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India Launches Its First Space Shuttle

The country edges toward manned missions.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
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