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Pig Remains Show How Far Prehistoric People Traveled to Visit Stonehenge

Epic Neolithic feasts drew crowds from opposite ends of Britain.

Matthew Taub, Atlas Obscura

native american cuisine

Indigenous Cuisine Is Being Served in the Back of a Berkeley Bookstore

Café Ohlone features traditional recipes and foraged ingredients.

Richard Foss, Atlas Obscura

Alexandre Dumas’s Magnum Opus Was a Massive Cookbook

The French literary icon thought this 1,150-page compendium on cookery would be his masterpiece.

Rohini Chaki, Atlas Obscura

Scientists Found That You Can Grow Better Blueberries by Ditching the Fertilizer

And adding grass.

Evan Nicole Brown, Atlas Obscura

The Cajun Town That Shuts Down for 'Squirrel Day'

Hunting season starts with a mass migration to the woods.

Jordan LaHaye, Atlas Obscura

Italian Olive Oil Is Facing a Perfect Storm of Climate and Pests

It may not be long before the country has to import some of its supply.

Noor Al-Samarrai, Atlas Obscura

The Prized Pepper That Comes From a Single New Mexican Town

But can it be grown anywhere else?

Tom Verde, Atlas Obscura

To Conceive a Girl in Ancient Greece, Eat a Salad and Tie Your Right Testicle

Doctors wrote recipes to cure patients' ailments and determine the sex of their children.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

The Oddly Named Energy Bar That Rocketed to the Moon

Pillsbury designed Space Food Sticks for astronauts before launching them in grocery stores.

Rohini Chaki, Atlas Obscura

Science Finds the Cross-Continental Origins of Beer Yeast

Ales and lagers have ancestry in both Europe and Asia.

Matthew Taub, Atlas Obscura

The Spellbinding Swedish Song That Calls Cows Home

For centuries, herdswomen have lured cows with haunting melodies.

Abbey Perreault, Atlas Obscura

The Haunting History of 'Frozen Charlotte' Dolls

They were baked into cakes and dropped into baths.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

In Zambia, a Craze for a Traditional Treat Is Endangering Wild Orchids

Researchers are teaming up to save chikanda.

Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura

The Italian Farmer Returning Chickens to the Wild

His chestnut forest is home to thousands of hens.

Vittoria Traverso, Atlas Obscura

The Hidden History of the Nutmeg Island That Was Traded for Manhattan

Dutch colonists committed genocide to secure a spice monopoly. But there's more to the story.

Mark Hay, Atlas Obscura

February 28, 2019

The 1970s Movement to Reclaim Pretzels for God

"Pretzels for God" even took as its patron the first Native American saint.

Shoshi Parks, Atlas Obscura

February 28, 2019

Please Stop Stuffing Yorkshire Pudding Down the Drain

A bunch of them clogged a sewer in England, like little fatbergs made from flour and eggs.

Jessica Leigh Hester, Atlas Obscura

February 27, 2019

In 1930s Tunisia, French Doctors Feared a 'Tea Craze' Would Destroy Society

It was seen as a threat to colonial rule.

Nina Studer, Atlas Obscura

February 27, 2019