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An eruption at Nishinoshima in October.

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Fleeting Wonders: This Japanese Island Ate Another Island

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
November 23, 2015
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie–the blue-blood ancestor of the turducken.

birdweek

How Turducken Went From Food Of Kings To Poultry of the Populace

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
November 23, 2015
The Story Behind This Mystifying Photo of KKK Members at a Colorado Fair

colorado

The Story Behind This Mystifying Photo of KKK Members at a Colorado Fair

David Goldenberg
Atlas Obscura
November 23, 2015
The only known depiction of Oliver Pollock, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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The Bankrupt Irishman Who Created the Dollar Sign by Accident

Dan Hess
Atlas Obscura
November 23, 2015
LOST: A Nuclear Bomb's Worth of Highly Enriched Uranium

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LOST: A Nuclear Bomb's Worth of Highly Enriched Uranium

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
November 23, 2015
The Eagle Map of the United States. (Image: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division)

birdweek

According to this 1833 Map, Americans Lived in a Giant Eagle

Ella Morton
Atlas Obscura
November 23, 2015
rocketman

birdweek

Finally—Here's Your Jet Pack!

Tao Tao Holmes
Atlas Obscura
November 20, 2015
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s both at the same time!

birdweek

Nobody Wins The War Between Birds and Planes

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
November 20, 2015
FOUND: A Fossilized Forest That Helped Change the World

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FOUND: A Fossilized Forest That Helped Change the World

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
November 20, 2015
Fleeting Wonders: A Tap-Dancing Songbird

birdweek

Fleeting Wonders: A Tap-Dancing Songbird

Ella Morton
Atlas Obscura
November 20, 2015
Starlings on a telegraph pole

birdweek

The Epic 1959 Battle Between a New York Town and Thousands of Starlings

Andy Wright
Atlas Obscura
November 20, 2015
1939 Kangaroo Yearbook

birdweek

This Is the Only Photo of Charlie Parker Playing His Sax in His Hometown

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
November 20, 2015
In Defense of the Cassowary, the Maligned Killer of the Bird World

birdweek

In Defense of the Cassowary, the Maligned Killer of the Bird World

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
November 20, 2015
See a 400-Year-Old Book Made Entirely from Feathers

birdweek

See a 400-Year-Old Book Made Entirely from Feathers

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
November 20, 2015
Barrels at the Buffalo Trace Bourbon Distillery

birdweek

How a Small-Town Crime Syndicate Stole Kentucky's Bourbon

Cale Weissman
Atlas Obscura
November 19, 2015
Fleeting Wonders: Thanksgiving Turkeys in Every Color of the Rainbow

birdweek

Fleeting Wonders: Thanksgiving Turkeys in Every Color of the Rainbow

Jess Zimmerman
Atlas Obscura
November 19, 2015
FOUND: A Tennis Ball-Sized Diamond, the Largest Discovered in a Century

found

FOUND: A Tennis Ball-Sized Diamond, the Largest Discovered in a Century

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
November 19, 2015
Parrot

pirate strongholds

The Surprising Truth About Pirates and Parrots

Dan Nosowitz
Atlas Obscura
November 19, 2015
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