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Watch This Tiny Town Get Sucked Into a Tornado Vortex

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Watch This Tiny Town Get Sucked Into a Tornado Vortex

Engineers at Iowa State University build mini-cities and bombard them with simulated tornadoes.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
May 4, 2016
Frédéric Desnard, a former French managerial worker, is suing his old company for boring him.

jobs

Man Sues Former Employers for Boring Him

He wants a lot of money.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 4, 2016
For Sale: The Second Largest Diamond Ever Found

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For Sale: The Second Largest Diamond Ever Found

It's going to sell for a lot of money.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
May 4, 2016
Found: A Surprise David Bowie Left for Fans on His Last Album

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Found: A Surprise David Bowie Left for Fans on His Last Album

A black star turns into a starscape.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 4, 2016
How One Photographer Finally Convinced a President to Give Him Full Access

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How One Photographer Finally Convinced a President to Give Him Full Access

The job was meant to be capturing official handshakes, but it turned into documenting history.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 4, 2016
The Hidden History of Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language

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The Hidden History of Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language

How a deaf utopia was uncovered in the 1970s.

Natalie Zarrelli
Atlas Obscura
May 4, 2016
Photos of the World at Twilight, When Everything is a Hushed Grey

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Photos of the World at Twilight, When Everything is a Hushed Grey

Between daylight and night, the world is a monochrome canvas.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
May 4, 2016
How to be Cool (According to a Video Game Magazine From 1982)

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How to be Cool (According to a Video Game Magazine From 1982)

Learn how to behave yourself in the arcades of the '80s from this old magazine article.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
May 4, 2016
Villagers Thought a Sex Toy They Found on a Beach Was a Fallen Angel

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Villagers Thought a Sex Toy They Found on a Beach Was a Fallen Angel

The timing was a little bit odd.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 3, 2016
Sonic Booms Shake British Homes After Jets Are Scrambled

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Sonic Booms Shake British Homes After Jets Are Scrambled

"Dad's cat was petrified."

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
May 3, 2016
The Kentucky Derby Puts the Mad Hatter to Shame

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The Kentucky Derby Puts the Mad Hatter to Shame

See photos of this season's most extraordinary hats.

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
May 3, 2016
The Kati Roll Can Be Traced Back to One Kolkata Restaurant

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The Kati Roll Can Be Traced Back to One Kolkata Restaurant

How the kati roll went from street snack to global trend.

Urvija Banerji
Atlas Obscura
May 3, 2016
Watch These Chemicals Create Trippy Colorful Patterns

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Watch These Chemicals Create Trippy Colorful Patterns

Some of the chemical reactions even resemble objects we see in nature.

Lauren Young
Atlas Obscura
May 3, 2016
Safe Zones For Exchanging Internet Purchases Are Popping Up Around the U.S.

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Safe Zones For Exchanging Internet Purchases Are Popping Up Around the U.S.

Creeped out by buying from a stranger on the Internet? You now have a safe space to trade.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
May 3, 2016
A Mother's Day Gift Idea from Imperial Russia

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A Mother's Day Gift Idea from Imperial Russia

It starts with a hand-painted enamel egg.

Ella Morton
Atlas Obscura
May 3, 2016
Organizing committee head Carlos Nuzman carries the flame down the moveable airplane staircase.

olympics

Olympic Flame Lands On Brazilian Runway

Before it can serve as a beacon for humanity, it has to fly in on a plane just like the rest of us.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 3, 2016
The "Black Knight Satellite"—the space blanket that escaped from NASA and became a conspiracy theory.

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The Weird History Of The Space Blanket

From refugee crisis symbol to conspiracy theory scapegoat, this shiny blanket means many different things to many different people.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
May 3, 2016
Found: An Incredibly Rare and Giant Violet Diamond

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Found: An Incredibly Rare and Giant Violet Diamond

Most diamonds are colorless.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 3, 2016
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