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moon

Austin Just Sent Its Favorite Queso Recipe to the Moon

One small step for cheese, one giant leap for cheese.
Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura
February 26, 2019
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peppers

This Professor’s Hot Peppers Give New Jersey’s Immigrants a Taste of Home

The Exotic Pepper Project helps local farmers meet the diverse state's demand for heat.
Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura
February 25, 2019
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yolk lore

How Building Churches Out of Egg Whites Transformed Filipino Desserts

What else are you going to do with all those yolks?
Richard Collett, Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2019
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mayan

Archaeologists, Mayanists, and Hershey’s Collaborated to Reveal This Ancient Vessel’s Secrets

Both the inside and outside spelled out chocolate.
Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura
February 21, 2019
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grapes

These Physicists Finally Figured Out Why Microwaved Grapes Ignite

They're raisin hell.
Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2019
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show & tell

13 Essential Bars and Restaurants for History Lovers

Atlas Obscura readers share their favorite historically significant eateries.
Eric Grundhauser, Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2019
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potatoes

Hot, Small, or Couch: Why Potatoes Make Great Idioms

And fries.
Dan Nosowitz, Atlas Obscura
February 20, 2019
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apocalypse

This Engineer Is Preparing to Feed a World Without Sunlight

How do you feed eight billion people during a nuclear winter?
Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura
February 19, 2019
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food art

Every Page of This Book Is a Slice of Cheese

And it's sitting on the shelves at several university libraries.
Abigail Cain, Atlas Obscura
February 18, 2019
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valentine's day

Why a Museum Owns a Chocolate Company's Embroidery Collection

The Whitman Sampler Collection is pretty sweet.
Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura
February 15, 2019
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breakup week

When India Kicked Out Coca-Cola, Local Sodas Thrived

Some still reign today.
Kylie Obermeier, Atlas Obscura
February 15, 2019
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breakup week

In Alaska, Birch Syrup Is a Sweet Sign of Breakup Season

The running sap is like a local version of Groundhog Day.
Bree Kessler, Atlas Obscura
February 14, 2019
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food art

This Assortment of Candy Art Includes a Giant, Illuminated Gummy Bear

Bear in mind, it's not actually edible.
Rohini Chaki, Atlas Obscura
February 13, 2019
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breakup week

When Divorce Was Off the Table, English Couples Dissolved Their Marriages With Beer

The practice of "wife-selling" wasn't legal, but a drink signaled freedom from a relationship that had soured.
Zara Stone, Atlas Obscura
February 13, 2019
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dinner party

The Legendary, Lavish Dinner Parties of South Dakota's Divorce Colony

For a time, wealthy divorce seekers headed to the frontier.
Zara Stone, Atlas Obscura
February 12, 2019
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breakup week

Scandinavian-Americans Are Breaking Up With Lutefisk

But a new demographic is keeping America's largest lutefisk company afloat.
Kirstin Fawcett, Atlas Obscura
February 11, 2019
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agriculture

America's Pistachio Industry Came From a Single Seed

A "plant explorer" helped establish the crop in California.
Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura
February 11, 2019
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the soviet imprint

Why Russians Are Lining Up for Soviet-Style Canteens

They haven’t lost their taste for Cold War-era comfort food.
Susie Armitage, Atlas Obscura
February 7, 2019