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5 Ways To Become A Disney Character Without Using Magic

Why just dream of living a Disney fantasy when you could make it your job?
Eric Grundhauser May 9, 2016
military history

Is a Raised Fist a Political Gesture, Or a Celebratory One?

The history of the hand movement shows a multiplicity of meanings
Jessie Guy-Ryan May 8, 2016
news

Finally—Finally!—New England Elementary School's Annual Duckling Parade is Available Online

Prepare for the cutest three minutes of your life.
Jessie Guy-Ryan May 7, 2016
world's largest

Let Us Introduce You to the World's Largest Insect

Atlas Obscura welcomes our giant stick insect overlords.
Jessie Guy-Ryan May 7, 2016
food

China Is Banning Erotic Banana Eating on Live Streams

But what of cucumbers?
Erik Shilling May 6, 2016
trees

India Wants to Spend $6 Billion for New Forests

A lot of damage has already been done.
Erik Shilling May 6, 2016
boats

Boaty McBoatface is (Mostly) Dead

Long live Boaty McBoatface.
Erik Shilling May 6, 2016
Baby beaver, killing it on the campaign trail. (Screenshot: Jonathan Murray/Twitter)
animals

This Baby Beaver Won DC's Hearts and Minds After Trying to Take the Metro

"He was a little cutie," observers report.
Cara Giaimo May 6, 2016
food

For Sale: A Giant Piece of Cereal, Signed By Wrestlers

From one of the more insane stunts in wrestling history.
Eric Grundhauser May 6, 2016
crime

Restoration of Historic Italian Palace Interrupted by Mob Arrests

The Camorra gets into the preservation racket.
Erik Shilling May 5, 2016
subways

New Wheels Could Cut Deafening Screech of San Francisco Subways

It gets loud.
Erik Shilling May 5, 2016
dinosaurs

Scientists Uncover a Huge Trove of Dinosaur Fossils in Antarctica

Over a ton of 71 million-year-old fossils.
Erik Shilling May 5, 2016
A trapped festivalgoer.
music

Hipsters Trap Themselves In Wristbands Weeks Before Hip Thing

Music festivals are sometimes not fun.
Cara Giaimo May 5, 2016
mansions

Sold: The Most Expensive Mansion in Atlanta History

It was Tyler Perry's.
Eric Grundhauser May 5, 2016
music

Elvis' Long, Failed Quest to Meet J. Edgar Hoover, His Hero

It wasn't meant to be.
JPat Brown May 4, 2016
science

Scientists Grow 2-Week-Old Human Embryo Outside of Womb For First Time

The future is coming.
Erik Shilling May 4, 2016
science

Canadian Scientists Are Speaking Out After 9 Years of Censorship

It's been awhile.
Erik Shilling May 4, 2016
fires

Entire City Evacuated as Massive Wildfire Destroys Canada's Fort McMurray

At least one neighborhood is already gone.
Erik Shilling May 4, 2016