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Butterflies pay tribute to Márquez during his memorial ceremony.

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Hundreds of Yellow Butterflies Attend Ceremony for Gabriel García Márquez's Ashes

Some ashes were finally laid to rest.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
Sydney’s Jazz Age Criminal Queens Ruled the Streets With Razors

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Sydney’s Jazz Age Criminal Queens Ruled the Streets With Razors

Knives and unlicensed grog were their weapons of choice.

Naomi Russo
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
35.1559° N, 136.0599° E, Tonsai Fujita, Ezo Kokyo Yochi Zenzu, Tonsai Fujita Royo, Hashimoto Ransi Shukuzu, 1854.

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These Stunning Maps Highlight the Tricks in a Cartographer's Toolkit

The 10 techniques that help convert our 3-D world into maps.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
Found: A Rare ‘Werewolf’ Kitten Born Without a Breeder

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Found: A Rare ‘Werewolf’ Kitten Born Without a Breeder

A Lykoi kitten, with a naturally occurring mutation, was found in South Africa.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
Detroit Crematorium columbarium @ Woodmere Cemetery:

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Why the First Cremation in the U.S. Was So Controversial

It was a scandalous topic before Dr. Francis Julius LeMoyne in 1876.

Amy Elliott Bragg
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
The Invention that Tamed America, and the Town Obsessed with It

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The Invention that Tamed America, and the Town Obsessed with It

Western agriculture is hard to imagine without barbed wire.

George Pendle
Atlas Obscura
May 23, 2016
British Cemetery Haunted by Peanut-Butter-Loving Baby Fox

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British Cemetery Haunted by Peanut-Butter-Loving Baby Fox

After trapping its head in a peanut butter jar, the fox kit spooked visitors by banging the jar against a gravestone.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
May 22, 2016
An Incredibly Rare Bird Has Been Rediscovered in Brazil

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An Incredibly Rare Bird Has Been Rediscovered in Brazil

The blue-eyed ground dove has only been spotted on a handful of occasions—now, one researcher photographed it for the first time.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
May 22, 2016
Canadian Couple Invites 1,000 Cats to Their Wedding

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Canadian Couple Invites 1,000 Cats to Their Wedding

It's a nice day for a cat wedding.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
May 21, 2016
Sweden's Plan to Physically Move a City Before It Sinks Into the Ground

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Sweden's Plan to Physically Move a City Before It Sinks Into the Ground

How do you solve a problem like Kiruna?

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
May 21, 2016
Auschwitz Inmate's Gold Ring Found in Mug with False Bottom

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Auschwitz Inmate's Gold Ring Found in Mug with False Bottom

It had stayed hidden for 70 years.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 20, 2016
A Short History of Rakes, and Why You Should Think Twice About Using Them

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A Short History of Rakes, and Why You Should Think Twice About Using Them

They've evolved through the years.

Ernie Smith
Atlas Obscura
May 20, 2016
This Burger King in Finland Has a Sauna in It

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This Burger King in Finland Has a Sauna in It

It's important to be healthy.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 20, 2016
The Scientific Squabble Over the Dodo Tree

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The Scientific Squabble Over the Dodo Tree

An extinct bird, an ailing tree, and a controversial hypothesis.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
May 20, 2016
A paloverde tree stands guard in an Arizona desert. In 1993, one of these trees helped solve a crime when it dropped its distinct seeds into a murderer's pickup truck.

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How Trees Help Solve Murders

Twigs, seeds and pollen can help heat up otherwise cold cases.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 20, 2016
India Just Recorded Its Highest Temperature Ever

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India Just Recorded Its Highest Temperature Ever

Dangerously hot.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 20, 2016
One member of the hotel's crack team of security hawks.

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Cannes Hotels Have Hired Hawks To Protect Celebrities From Seagulls

They're fighting birds with birds.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 20, 2016
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tree week

Fancy Living in a Tree? Take a Look at These Dream Treehouses

Enchanting architecture in the tree-tops.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
May 20, 2016
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