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Once Extinct in the Wild, World's Last Wild Horses Return Home

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Once Extinct in the Wild, World's Last Wild Horses Return Home

Przewalski's horses were for decades absent from their natural habitat.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 7, 2016
Photo of the Week: The Healing Power of Crimean Mud Baths

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Photo of the Week: The Healing Power of Crimean Mud Baths

Attendants at a Black Sea resort would carefully cake patients in mud from neck to toe.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
March 7, 2016
Video Wonder: Underwater Rugby

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Video Wonder: Underwater Rugby

How do you play rugby in a pool? Like this.

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
March 7, 2016
(Photo: Peter Hannam/Twitter)

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Fleeting Wonders: An Australian Spider Boom

"Perfect conditions" for massive amounts of new arachnids in Sydney.

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
March 7, 2016
When American Voters Had 2 Choices: Whig or Loco Foco

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When American Voters Had 2 Choices: Whig or Loco Foco

This fascinating electoral map from 1840 documents a chaotic time in American politics.

Ella Morton
Atlas Obscura
March 7, 2016
Found: Tiny Lizards Preserved in Amber

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Found: Tiny Lizards Preserved in Amber

The lizard fossils are around 99 million years old.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
March 7, 2016
Thomas Jefferson's Dream to Rid the Oceans of Salt

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Thomas Jefferson's Dream to Rid the Oceans of Salt

A massive new industry in modern times, desalination has a long history.

Ernie Smith
Atlas Obscura
March 7, 2016
Women exercising in bloomers, circa 1914.

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The 'Itchless' Innovation that Made Minneapolis the Capital of Underwear

Undergarments used to be made of wool.

George Pendle
Atlas Obscura
March 7, 2016
Russian Team Sets New World Record for Deepest Ice Dive

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Russian Team Sets New World Record for Deepest Ice Dive

It's a sport that is as terrifying as it is poetic.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
March 6, 2016
How Nancy Reagan Became Forever Linked with Astrology

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How Nancy Reagan Became Forever Linked with Astrology

In 1988, a former aide wrote a book that made her astrological beliefs a matter of public record.

Reyhan Harmanci
Atlas Obscura
March 6, 2016
Inside the Global Scotch Shortage

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Inside the Global Scotch Shortage

Who's to blame for this horrifying situation? Time itself.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
March 6, 2016
Plagiarism Scandal Leaves the Crossword Community Puzzled

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Plagiarism Scandal Leaves the Crossword Community Puzzled

New report alleges cheating from prominent crossword maker.

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
March 5, 2016
Astronomers Eye The Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen

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Astronomers Eye The Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen

The galaxy existed just 400 million years after the Big Bang.

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 4, 2016
Sensitive Male Fruit Flies Sing Songs Tailored to the Fly Ladies Near Them

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Sensitive Male Fruit Flies Sing Songs Tailored to the Fly Ladies Near Them

Female fruit flies listen to many minutes of male song before deciding whether to mate.

Urvija Banerji
Atlas Obscura
March 4, 2016
Video Wonder: Intense Women's Armwrestling Battle

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Video Wonder: Intense Women's Armwrestling Battle

Two competitors employ a vocally assaultive technique during the European Armwrestling Championship.

Urvija Banerji
Atlas Obscura
March 4, 2016
The Protein That Might Be Cancer's Undoing

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The Protein That Might Be Cancer's Undoing

Scientists say they've discovered cancer's "Achilles heel."

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
March 4, 2016
The Most Dangerous Music in the World is—Surprise—Made by Angry Young Men

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The Most Dangerous Music in the World is—Surprise—Made by Angry Young Men

From Greece to Mongolia, incendiary songs flourish.

Adam Rosen
Atlas Obscura
March 4, 2016
The Pagan Approach to #Blacklivesmatter Involves Carefully Crafted Hexes

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The Pagan Approach to #Blacklivesmatter Involves Carefully Crafted Hexes

At the annual PantheaCon gathering, pagans addressed modern social injustices with ancient witchcraft.

Tarin Towers
Atlas Obscura
March 4, 2016
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