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Everything You Need to Know About the True Origins of the Everything Bagel

There's a lot of history in every bite.

Dan Nosowitz, Atlas Obscura

Meet Poncho, the Steer Whose Nearly 11-Foot Horns Just Set a World Record

It's a major turnaround from the longhorn's close call with extinction a century ago.

Abbey Perreault, Atlas Obscura

The Scholar Mapping America's Forgotten Feminist Restaurants

Challenging patriarchy, one eatery at a time.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

In Chengdu, Kung Fu Tea Is Torn Between Tradition and Performance

A martial arts-influenced style of pouring tea is catching on in China.

Jordan Porter, Atlas Obscura

Why a Computer History Museum Owns a Legendary Teapot

For computer-graphics researchers, it's both a tool and a meme.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

The Key to Bodacious Blueberries Is a Bumper Crop of Bees

To attract them, though, it helps to have forest nearby.

Jonathan Carey, Atlas Obscura

Meet the Man on a Quest to Document Every Apple in North America

And the mammoth book he wrote about it.

Rohini Chaki, Atlas Obscura

The Elaborate Yam Houses of the Trobriand Islands

Years of drought have left them tragically empty.

Abbey Perreault, Atlas Obscura

When the Māori First Settled New Zealand, They Hunted Flightless, 500-Pound Birds

The magnificent moa is no more.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

The Struggling Vineyards That Helped Inspire Karl Marx’s Communism

Boozed-up intellectuals of the world, unite.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

Someone Donated His Frostbitten Toe to a Canadian Bar

The legend of the Sourtoe Cocktail continues.

Evan Nicole Brown, Atlas Obscura

The Zen Beekeeper Returning Hives to the Wild

By handling bees with his bare hands, Michael Joshin Thiele seeks to better understand them.

Vittoria Traverso, Atlas Obscura

Could Your Clothes Be Made Out of Leftover Bread One Day?

Maybe, thanks to the magic of fungus.

Evan Nicole Brown, Atlas Obscura

Manhattan’s Only Vineyard Creeps Up an Upper East Side Brownstone

Only friends and family can visit Chateau Latif.

Rohini Chaki, Atlas Obscura

In the Bronze Age, People Labored Over Cereal That No One Ate

They probably used the Cheerio-like rings in rituals, not the kitchen.

Sabrina Imbler, Atlas Obscura

The Endangered Cow Being Saved by Cheese

Bovine researchers believe the world needs the only cow adapted to the largest tropical wetlands.

Sarah Brown, Atlas Obscura

After Hurricane Katrina, Home Gardeners Saved New Orleans' Iconic Squash

The Louisiana mirliton has survived revolution, industrial competition, and floods.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

The Surprising, Overlooked Artistry of Fruit Stickers

Kelly Angood curates an online museum of little, adhesive marvels.

Sabrina Imbler, Atlas Obscura