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The Terrible Problem of Hitler's Earliest Home

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The Terrible Problem of Hitler's Earliest Home

The government's efforts to dissociate the building from its most notorious resident has become a 5-year battle against its landlord.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
April 10, 2016
Texas Town Unveils the World's Largest Bowie Knife

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Texas Town Unveils the World's Largest Bowie Knife

When your town is named after the man who gave the Bowie knife its name, you embrace it.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
April 9, 2016
Will A Newly-Proposed Bridge Finally Connect the Red Sea?

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Will A Newly-Proposed Bridge Finally Connect the Red Sea?

We failed five years ago, but Saudi Arabia and Egypt are trying again.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
April 9, 2016
Shipwrecked Mariners Saved On Deserted Island After Writing 'Help' on Beach

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Shipwrecked Mariners Saved On Deserted Island After Writing 'Help' on Beach

A short trip turned into a three-day calamity.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
Watch This Video of a Dog Flying a Plane

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Watch This Video of a Dog Flying a Plane

It actually, finally happened.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
Australian Uses Phone to Download Nearly a Terabyte of Free Data in One Day

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Australian Uses Phone to Download Nearly a Terabyte of Free Data in One Day

Including 24 seasons of the Simpsons, 14 seasons of Mythbusters, and the entire Wikipedia database.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
A doomed robot waiter does his best.

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Mass Robot Firings in China Because of Incompetence

"The robots weren't able to carry soup," one of their former colleagues said.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
Protesters are Rebuilding Thoreau’s Cabin to Block a Gas Pipeline

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Protesters are Rebuilding Thoreau’s Cabin to Block a Gas Pipeline

Henry David Thoreau is helping fight big industry from beyond the grave.

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
Found: Isaac Newton's Recipe for the Philosopher's Stone

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Found: Isaac Newton's Recipe for the Philosopher's Stone

Alchemy was still cool in Newton's lifetime.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
The 110-Foot Pegasus Living It Up In South Florida

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The 110-Foot Pegasus Living It Up In South Florida

It cost $30 million and has its own livestream.

Leigh Raper
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
What Are Bollards, and Why Are They So Beautiful?

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What Are Bollards, and Why Are They So Beautiful?

Once you start looking for bollards, you will find them everywhere.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
 Have You Ever Felt as Good as These Sunbathing Lemurs?

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Have You Ever Felt as Good as These Sunbathing Lemurs?

Ah, the sensation of sunlight warming one's belly fur.

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
Glorious Vintage-Inspired Posters of America's National Parks

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Glorious Vintage-Inspired Posters of America's National Parks

The new posters pay homage to the 1930s originals.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
A recreation of a duel's aftermath, by photographer Katharine Sheward Stanbery and circa 1900.

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The Long Quest to Get Southerners to Stop Dueling

To convince gentlemen to holster their pistols, legislators had to turn dueling into social suicide.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2016
The Quest to Map and Archive Human Blood

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The Quest to Map and Archive Human Blood

World War II, in particular, allowed for large-scale, centralized blood collection.

Jenny Bangham
Atlas Obscura
April 7, 2016
You Can Call This Number If You Want to Talk to a Random Swede

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You Can Call This Number If You Want to Talk to a Random Swede

Ask them anything.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
April 7, 2016
Every Friday in Venezuela is Now a Non-Working Holiday

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Every Friday in Venezuela is Now a Non-Working Holiday

For the next two months the nation will be conserving energy with three-day weekends.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
April 7, 2016
Solving the Nutritional Mystery of Historical Food at Sea

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Solving the Nutritional Mystery of Historical Food at Sea

Was the food really as bad as sailors claimed? There’s only one way to find out.

Matthew Braga
Atlas Obscura
April 7, 2016
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