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English skipper Annie Gilbert found a basketball that had been out to sea for quite a while.
sports

Found: A Barnacle-Covered Basketball Lost at Sea

Spalding, did you see Wilson out there?
Vittoria Traverso November 3, 2017
George Wilson, shown walking on a road lined with people, 1815.
sports

How Competitive Walking Captivated Georgian Britain

In 1815, thousands of people came to watch George Wilson, the "Blackheath Pedestrian," walk 1,000 miles.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie June 29, 2017
Washington, D.C.

Churchill and Mandela Call and Response

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.
Venus, the bulldog mascot of the destroyer HMS <em>Vansittart</em>.
animals

Even World War II Had Its Weird Side

Strange and unexpected photos of wartime innovation, animal mascots, and Churchill in a onesie.
Anika Burgess June 1, 2017
Earth in Anstruther's model solar system
Anstruther, Scotland

Anstruther Model Solar System

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.
How Mansion House Square might have looked
London, England

Mansion House Square

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.
Lady Hamilton as Circe by George Romney
fashion

The Society Lady Who Brought Ancient Greek Fashion to 18th Century Europe

A stylish tragicomedy.
Mariana Zapata October 12, 2016
england

For 200 Years, Secret 'Anvil Weddings' Were Performed by Blacksmiths in the U.K.

Runaway weddings had blacksmiths, cobblers and mole-catchers as priests.
Natalie Zarrelli September 22, 2016
cars

Driver Jailed After Calling Police to Ask Them to Stop Following Him

They did not stop.
Erik Shilling September 12, 2016
maps

This Map Proves Britain Loves Tea More Than Anyone Else

The British Isles desired to best China as the tea drinking capital of the world.
Atlas Obscura August 1, 2016
espionage

The Incredible Chevalier d'Eon, Who Left France as a Male Spy and Returned as a Christian Woman

Celebrity, scandal, tell-all books, palace intrigue, political protest and more.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie July 29, 2016
cars

Police Impersonators in the UK Are Now on the Hijacking Beat

Thieves pretending to be cops keep stopping people in Essex, UK, and stealing their vans.
Erik Shilling July 26, 2016
animals

The Mystery of the 'Beast of Dartmoor' Has (Apparently) Been Solved

Big cats had been spotted in the English park for three decades—but no one knew why.
Erik Shilling July 22, 2016
news

No One Knows Why a Lot of Tourists Keep Showing Up to This Random British Village

They don't speak English, but take a lot of pictures.
Erik Shilling July 8, 2016
science

How Brexit Could Be a Disaster for British Scientists

Stephen Hawking predicted as much.
Erik Shilling June 24, 2016
politics

A Brief History of the Referendum

From 13th century Switzerland to Brexit.
Atlas Obscura June 24, 2016
news

Britain's Longest Land Border with the E.U. Has a Complicated Future

It's totally porous, for now.
Erik Shilling June 24, 2016
Keswick, England

Derwent Pencil Museum

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.