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This 84-Year-Old Retiree Wants 'the Internet' to See a Massive Mushroom He Found

Don Smith is proud.

Erik Shilling, Atlas Obscura

September 1, 2016

When the FBI Grilled Julia Child Over Her Alleged Communist Ties

No stone left unturned.

Matthew Guariglia, Atlas Obscura

August 31, 2016

Food Testing in 1902 Featured a Bow Tie-Clad 'Poison Squad' Eating Plates of Acid

Why the FDA owes its existence to 12 men eating poisoned meals.

Natalie Zarrelli, Atlas Obscura

August 30, 2016

One of the 100 Desks in the U.S. Senate Chamber Is Full of Candy

A certain Republican has a sweet secret.

Ella Morton, Atlas Obscura

August 30, 2016

Charges Filed After Horsemeat Was Sold in Britain as Ground Beef

Three men will be held to account for the crime of mystery meat.

Erik Shilling, Atlas Obscura

August 26, 2016

Watch People Race Down a Hill After Cheese

At an annual cheese rolling event in Britain, competitors chase a wheel of Double Gloucester.

August 16, 2016

The Biochemist Behind Light Beer, the Greatest Marketing Gimmick the World Has Ever Seen

Ernie Smith, Atlas Obscura

August 15, 2016

Sorry, Dear Abby—Ann Landers Advises a Better Cake

Success is all well and good, but which famous advice columnist had a better cake recipe?

Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura

August 12, 2016

Fisherman Catches Second Blue Lobster, Which Is Very, Very Hard to Do

Even catching just one is a one-in-two-million chance.

Erik Shilling, Atlas Obscura

August 11, 2016

A Wawa Fan's Confession: I Think I Might Like Sheetz

The only thing to do was to put Pennsylvania's best convenience store sandwiches in a head-to-head match-up.

Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

18th Century Britain's Great Culinary Breakthrough: Mushroom Ketchup

It's kind of gross! But not as gross as it sounds.

Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

Found: A Carton of a Dozen Eggs, All With Double Yolks

The odds are one in a thousand trillion.

Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

The 'Betty Crocker House' Is For Sale

It was built in 1681.

Eric Grundhauser, Atlas Obscura

Australia Kmart Locks Down Cadbury Chocolate After Series of Thefts

Desperate times, etc.

Erik Shilling, Atlas Obscura

Found: Really Stinky 340-Year-Old Cheese From a Shipwreck

The researchers who found it compared it to Roquefort.

Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

The 9,000-Mile Sea Journey of an Irradiated Indian Mango

Can the delicate mango ever become a seafaring fruit?

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The California Town That Produced 10 Million Eggs a Year

And then went on to become the Arm Wrestling Capital of the World.

George Pendle, Atlas Obscura

The Case Against Honeybees

The buzz around America's favorite workers grows louder every year. Is it drowning out the real story of our food system?

Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura