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How FOIA Brought Hypnosis Back to Amtrak

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How FOIA Brought Hypnosis Back to Amtrak

The agency rescinded a ban on a hypnosis website after a records request.

JPat Brown
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
The Lava Tubes That Might Host Our Future Moon Cities

space exploration

The Lava Tubes That Might Host Our Future Moon Cities

Scientists think they've found several beneath the surface of the Moon.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
The Untold Story of the World's First Monkey Face Transplant

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The Untold Story of the World's First Monkey Face Transplant

In the mid 1980s, a medical resident attempted a then-untested procedure

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
There's a Madagascar Vanilla Shortage Threatening Your Ice Cream

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There's a Madagascar Vanilla Shortage Threatening Your Ice Cream

The country had a poor harvest.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
 Listen To A Tiny Machine From 1890 Make Birdsong

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Listen To A Tiny Machine From 1890 Make Birdsong

The whirs and ticks of a restored mechanical bird are oddly soothing, and very accurate.

Urvija Banerji
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
The Moment Scotland Shut Down Its Last Coal-Fired Energy Plant

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The Moment Scotland Shut Down Its Last Coal-Fired Energy Plant

The plant was once the largest of its kind in Europe.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
The History of the Philips CD-i, Failed PlayStation Ancestor

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The History of the Philips CD-i, Failed PlayStation Ancestor

This ill-fated CD console produced some amazingly off-brand Nintendo games.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
Sekino rocks out for some devoted fans.

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Japan's Coolest Pastor Moonlights As A Rock Star

His Lutheran hard rock band, Boxi Rocks, draws hundreds.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
The Ultimate Spring Baby Animal Cam Compendium

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The Ultimate Spring Baby Animal Cam Compendium

Need some animal babies in your life? Check out these live feeds.

Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
Lost: The Mystery of Shakespeare's Skull

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Lost: The Mystery of Shakespeare's Skull

There's an "odd disturbance" at one end of the Bard's grave.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
The Grotesque 100-Year Old Wax Figures on Display in Brooklyn

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The Grotesque 100-Year Old Wax Figures on Display in Brooklyn

Murder, anatomy, death masks, and erotic beauties in wax—a Victorian amusement comes stateside.

Michelle Enemark
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
How Did One of Ireland's Most Historic Flags End Up in New York?

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How Did One of Ireland's Most Historic Flags End Up in New York?

The winding story of the tricolor flag that flew over Dublin's 1916 Easter Rising.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
sisters of perpetual indulgence : 2013

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The Forgotten Secret Language of Gay Men

After a heyday in the '50s and '60s, Polari all but vanished.

Ella Morton
Atlas Obscura
March 25, 2016
Rockefellers to Divest of Oil, Which Made the Family's Fortune

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Rockefellers to Divest of Oil, Which Made the Family's Fortune

The family now believes that oil exploration threatens us all.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2016
Japanese Fleet Returns With 333 Minke Whales After Harvest

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Japanese Fleet Returns With 333 Minke Whales After Harvest

Some of the animals were pregnant.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2016
After Lengthy Debate, New Zealand Elects to Keep Its Union Jacked Flag

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After Lengthy Debate, New Zealand Elects to Keep Its Union Jacked Flag

New Zealanders said "yeah, nah" to a new flag with a giant fern.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2016
The Neurologists Who Fought Alzheimer's By Studying Nuns' Brains

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The Neurologists Who Fought Alzheimer's By Studying Nuns' Brains

The 30-year partnership between convents and brain researchers has been unexpectedly rewarding.

Natalie Zarrelli
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2016
Blowing Bubbles is More Fun in Subzero-Degree Weather

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Blowing Bubbles is More Fun in Subzero-Degree Weather

Instant ice, in bubble formation!

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
March 24, 2016
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