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kickass women

The BFFs Who Ruled Silent Hollywood

linguistics

Where's Me a Dog? Here's You a Dog: The South's Most Unusual Regionalism

obscura society

Enter the Mausoleum With this Video from Atlas Obscura’s Cemetery Soirée

olympus

Driftwood Sculptures from America's Largest Swamp

climate change

FOUND: Lakes That Used to Be Mount Everest Glaciers

extreme sports

The Life and Death of Skysurfing

How did this insane sport climb so far and fall so fast?

fleeting wonders

Fleeting Wonders: A 64-Year-Old Bird Becomes a Mother Again

birdweek

How to be a Bird Pick-Up Artist

mars

A Short History of Martians

medicine

Object of Intrigue: London’s Life-Saving, Publicly Accessible Enema Kits

story

The World’s Most Isolated Regions, Photographed over 50 Years

tedium

How The Hidden Track Faded From Recorded Music

crime and punishment

Ill-Gotten Treasures of Ancient Crimea Are Flooding eBay

fleeting wonders

Fleeting Wonders: A Cheese Heist in Canada

dinosaurs

FOUND: A Pet-Sized Dinosaur

transportation

Inside the Brooklyn Building that Held the Subway's Secrets

wales

How 'Jones' Became One of World's Most Common Last Names

found

FOUND: A Silly Joke Stinking Up the Periodic Table of Elements