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How First Ladies on Opposing Sides of the Civil War Forged an Unlikely Bond

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How First Ladies on Opposing Sides of the Civil War Forged an Unlikely Bond

Hadley Meares
Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2016
Guangzhou Circle, aka "The Big Coin," home to the Guangdong Plastic Exchange.

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China’s Ban on Weird Architecture May Mean No More Big Pants or Giant Lotuses

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2016
The Curious Reasons Why Barber Shops Don't Take Credit Cards

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The Curious Reasons Why Barber Shops Don't Take Credit Cards

Ernie Smith
Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2016
Video Wonder: Dick Van Dyke Shows You How Not to Burn to Death

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Video Wonder: Dick Van Dyke Shows You How Not to Burn to Death

Urvija Banerji
Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2016
Before Cat Memes, There Were Louis Wain's Controversial Cat Illustrations

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Before Cat Memes, There Were Louis Wain's Controversial Cat Illustrations

Andy Wright
Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2016
Photo of the Week: An Ice-Breaking Ship Transporting Trains Over a Frozen Lake

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Photo of the Week: An Ice-Breaking Ship Transporting Trains Over a Frozen Lake

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2016
"The Kiss," before errant texters made it migrate.

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Fleeting Wonders: A Sculpture That Punished Texting Pedestrians

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2016
Can You Spot the Monsters in This Medieval Map of the World?

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Can You Spot the Monsters in This Medieval Map of the World?

Urvija Banerji
Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2016
FOUND: An Unaltered, Original Star Wars Print

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FOUND: An Unaltered, Original Star Wars Print

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2016
Photochrom image of the interior of St. Joseph’s Chapel, c. 1900.

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Psychic Archeology, Or How to Dig Up the Dead With Their Own Advice

Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2016
Strongest Cyclone Ever Recorded in Southern Hemisphere Makes Landfall

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Strongest Cyclone Ever Recorded in Southern Hemisphere Makes Landfall

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
February 21, 2016
A Brief History of the U.S. Trying to Add Backdoors Into Encrypted Data

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A Brief History of the U.S. Trying to Add Backdoors Into Encrypted Data

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
February 21, 2016
The 21st Century Indiana Jones is a Woman Crowdsourcing Space Archaeology

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The 21st Century Indiana Jones is a Woman Crowdsourcing Space Archaeology

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2016
Chilling Scenes from Greece's Sinking Ghost Town

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Chilling Scenes from Greece's Sinking Ghost Town

Jessie Guy-Ryan
Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2016
Landlord Shows No Love, Supreme or Otherwise, for The Coltrane Church

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Landlord Shows No Love, Supreme or Otherwise, for The Coltrane Church

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
February 19, 2016
The Vicious Myth Behind America's Ban on Marijuana

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The Vicious Myth Behind America's Ban on Marijuana

Johann Hari
Atlas Obscura
February 19, 2016
Opium Soaked Tampons Were the Midol of Ancient Rome

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Opium Soaked Tampons Were the Midol of Ancient Rome

Urvija Banerji
Atlas Obscura
February 19, 2016
Residents Mostly Chill About Hairy Panic Invading Australian Town

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Residents Mostly Chill About Hairy Panic Invading Australian Town

Erik Shilling
Atlas Obscura
February 19, 2016
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