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The World's Largest Collection of Chinese Food Menus Was Collected by a Single Man

Urvija Banerji, Atlas Obscura

February 4, 2016

Tater Tot Nachos Are the Left Shark of Super Bowl 2016

Katherine Spiers, Atlas Obscura

February 4, 2016

The Century-Old Comic Strip Devoted to Cheese-Fueled Nightmares

January 26, 2016

fleeting wonders

Fleeting Wonders: Gold-Sprinkled Haggis With a $5,700 Price Tag

Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura

January 22, 2016

Wheatena: The New Jersey Cereal So Popular It Had Its Own Radio Serial

Kat Long, Atlas Obscura

January 18, 2016

The Texan Who Invented Chili Powder Also Accidentally Created the American Taco

Dan Nosowitz, Atlas Obscura

January 14, 2016

One of D.C.’s Most Contentious Pieces of Real Estate is 25 Feet Underground

Margaret Eby, Atlas Obscura

January 12, 2016

Does Taco Bell Hot Sauce Expire and Everything Else About Sauce Packets You Never Thought To Ask

Ernie Smith, Atlas Obscura

January 11, 2016

FOUND: Earliest Evidence of Tea Ever Found, in a Major Silk Road City

Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

January 11, 2016

How Intermarriage Created One of the World's Most Delicious Foods

Urvija Banerji, Atlas Obscura

January 8, 2016

FOUND: One Species of Worm With Five Different Mouth Shapes

Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

January 5, 2016

The Twisted Things People Have Done For A Klondike Bar

Ernie Smith, Atlas Obscura

January 4, 2016

no one's watching week

Venison Jello, 'Mystery Ingredients,' and Other Triumphs of Soviet Cuisine

Stephanie Heimann, Atlas Obscura

December 30, 2015

Golden Pigs, Jesus-Shaped Bread, and 5 Other Delightful European Christmas Customs

Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

December 21, 2015

Victorian Cookbooks Were Stuffed with Costumed Roosters and Sphinx Cakes

Anika Burgess, Atlas Obscura

December 18, 2015

Object Of Intrigue: Chess You Play With Your Nose

Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura

December 15, 2015

fleeting wonders

Fleeting Wonders: Archival Fruitcake Exhumed Once Again

Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura

December 14, 2015

Fleeting Wonders: A Sweet Potato Silo That Has Been On Fire Since Thanksgiving

Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura

December 11, 2015