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Controversial China-Backed Nicaraguan Canal Project May be Doomed

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Controversial China-Backed Nicaraguan Canal Project May be Doomed

It would have been the largest amount of earth moved in human history.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2016
Are You Popular? This 1947 Video Has the Answer

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Are You Popular? This 1947 Video Has the Answer

Key point: Don't park in cars with boys.

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2016
The Fishing Obsessive with 250,000 Hooks in His Garage

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The Fishing Obsessive with 250,000 Hooks in His Garage

For some fishermen, the lure of the lure is too strong to resist.

Andy Wright
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2016
Lose Yourself in this Atlas of the World's Lost Cities

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Lose Yourself in this Atlas of the World's Lost Cities

Cities that continue to stand long past their glory days are particularly poignant.

Urvija Banerji
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2016
Look at the Tiny Tourists and Bite Size Burglars of Japan's Mini World

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Look at the Tiny Tourists and Bite Size Burglars of Japan's Mini World

Tobu World Square has 102 little landmarks and 140,000 mini people.

Thomas Beecher
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2016
The new SR 520 (on right), currently next to its slightly shorter predecessor.

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Seattle Welcomes the World's Longest Floating Bridge

The new State Route 520 bridge beats its predecessor's record by 130 feet.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2016
Found: The Wright Brothers' Lost 'Flying Machine' Patent

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Found: The Wright Brothers' Lost 'Flying Machine' Patent

Misplaced for 36 years, the patent was in a cave in Missouri all along.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2016
Photo of the Week: The Nuns Who Went to WWI

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Photo of the Week: The Nuns Who Went to WWI

In 1918, the Daughters of Charity were deployed to a hospital near the Italian Front.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2016
The World Championship That Takes Place in a British Pub's Parking Lot

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The World Championship That Takes Place in a British Pub's Parking Lot

The very English tradition of the British and World Marbles Championships.

Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
Atlas Obscura
April 4, 2016
Celebrate Swarm Season with Photos of Mayflies Swarming a Medieval Bridge

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Celebrate Swarm Season with Photos of Mayflies Swarming a Medieval Bridge

Springtime for insects!

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
April 3, 2016
The Hottest Music in China is About President Xi Jinping

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The Hottest Music in China is About President Xi Jinping

Like "Hamilton" but...different.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
April 3, 2016
The Last Chance Gas Station as depicted in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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The Creepy Gas Station from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' is Becoming a Resort

Because who wouldn't want to vacation there?

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
April 2, 2016
A New Underground Art Installation in Paris Where the Nazis Hid Stolen Pianos

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A New Underground Art Installation in Paris Where the Nazis Hid Stolen Pianos

The artist JR, in collaboration with Os Gemeos, had made a permanent installation almost no one can see.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
April 2, 2016
Poland To Take Down 500 Soviet-Era Monuments

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Poland To Take Down 500 Soviet-Era Monuments

The country has steadily been eliminating remnants of its Cold War past.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
April 1, 2016
A 'Lost' Church, And a Blogger's Epic April Fool's Day Prank

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A 'Lost' Church, And a Blogger's Epic April Fool's Day Prank

Ian Mansfield's tools of the trade included a doctored map, a made up newspaper blurb, and photo "evidence."

Jess Zimmerman
Atlas Obscura
April 1, 2016
Newly-Released Satellite Images Show Shocking Destruction of Palmyra

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Newly-Released Satellite Images Show Shocking Destruction of Palmyra

Photos from space show ISIS damage that researchers had not expected.

Megan Gannon
Atlas Obscura
April 1, 2016
Japan Activates Massive Ice Wall to Halt Radioactive Leaks

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Japan Activates Massive Ice Wall to Halt Radioactive Leaks

It's been over five years since the Fukushima meltdown.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
April 1, 2016
29-Year-Old American Becomes Japan's First Paid Foreign Full-Time Ninja

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29-Year-Old American Becomes Japan's First Paid Foreign Full-Time Ninja

Meet Chris O'Neill. He has skills.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
April 1, 2016
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