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How Chewing Gave Humans Flat Faces, Little Teeth and Wimpy Jaws

It doesn't seem like juice diets and Soylent are going to improve matters.

Lauren Young, Atlas Obscura

Meat Raffles are the Juiciest Bar Trend

Meet the meat raffle, a British bar tradition transported to the U.S.

Natalie Zarrelli, Atlas Obscura

Watch an Action-Packed Video of a Swedish-Ukrainian Berry Rake

These would have been great for the hunters and gatherers.

Tao Tao Holmes, Atlas Obscura

How a Siege in Algeria Sold France on Iced Coffee

Supposedly, heroic French soldiers enjoyed taking their coffee with water.

Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

Check Out This Terrifying and Bleeding New Tomato

Erik Shilling, Atlas Obscura

How the Family Who Got Rich with Hot Pockets Is Giving Away Their Fortune

It's a lot of money.

Ernie Smith, Atlas Obscura

fleeting wonders

It Was A Record Year For Québécois Maple Syrup Production

Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura

This Burger King in Finland Has a Sauna in It

It's important to be healthy.

Erik Shilling, Atlas Obscura

So You Want to Eat a Tree

A guide to ingesting bark, cambium, leaves, flowers, and buds.

Tao Tao Holmes, Atlas Obscura

The True Story of the Rainforest Cafe is Even Wilder Than You Thought

The founder of the world's premiere "eatertainment" brought live animals to the mall.

Lindsey Weber, Atlas Obscura

The Violent Ice Cream Wars of 1980s Scotland

The most dangerous job in Glasgow was being an ice cream man.

Natalie Zarrelli, Atlas Obscura

Meet the Fish That Made America Great

The sad saga of shad, Revolutionary America’s favorite fish.

Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

Everything You Know About Mole Sauce Is A Lie

If what you know is that mole's most important ingredient is chocolate.

Dan Nosowitz, Atlas Obscura

Anyone Can Now Buy One of the World's Most Expensive Teas

For the first time in over a century.

Eric Grundhauser, Atlas Obscura

The First Restaurants Only Served Soup

The meat-based broths they served were intended to "restore life" to patrons.

Urvija Banerji, Atlas Obscura

China Is Banning Erotic Banana Eating on Live Streams

But what of cucumbers?

Erik Shilling, Atlas Obscura

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

From one of the more insane stunts in wrestling history.

Eric Grundhauser, Atlas Obscura

The Kati Roll Can Be Traced Back to One Kolkata Restaurant

How the kati roll went from street snack to global trend.

Urvija Banerji, Atlas Obscura