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Cara Giaimo

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2015

former staff writer, forever fan // @cjgiaimo // caragiaimo (at) gmail (dot) com

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The Biggest Event in Endurance Lawnmower Racing Happened Last Weekend

news

The Biggest Event in Endurance Lawnmower Racing Happened Last Weekend

For the annual "12 Hour Endurance Race," dedicated athletes drove all night on a twisting, muddy track.

By Cara Giaimo
George C. Creelman lilies at the Ontario Agricultural College.

mystery

The Hunt for a Missing Canadian Lily

The pioneering horticulturist Isabella Preston bred the George C. Creelman lily in 1916. At some point in the 1940s, it seems to have vanished.

By Cara Giaimo
Big Ben, looking ready to bong.

news

Big Ben Is Taking 4 Years Off

The famed clock will hush up for a while to facilitate repairs.

By Cara Giaimo
RIP, Smurf Village.

film

Spain's Bright Blue 'Smurf Village' Is Being Forced to De-Smurf

Magic can't save you from royalties disputes.

By Cara Giaimo
A Frozen Pizza Spill Shut Down a Slice of an Arkansas Interstate

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A Frozen Pizza Spill Shut Down a Slice of an Arkansas Interstate

When pizza's on a highway / you can eat pizza anytime.

By Cara Giaimo
Glasses on!

libraries

Get Free Eclipse Glasses at Your Local Library

They're giving away millions of them!

By Cara Giaimo
An illustration of "Scene #6: Solar Eclipse as Seen from the Moon," from "A Trip to the Moon."

performances

How an 1892 'Trip to the Moon' Changed How We Think About Space

New York theatergoers traversed the cosmos via Carnegie Hall.

By Cara Giaimo
Lost: A Beloved Stuffed Animal Named 'Sleepy Dog'

animals

Lost: A Beloved Stuffed Animal Named 'Sleepy Dog'

The dog, which went missing during a family vacation to Toronto, has set off an international manhunt.

By Cara Giaimo
Kitten's Game by Henriette Ronner-Knip.

animals

Lessons From a Victorian-Era Cat Dictionary

"Purrieu," "ptlee-bl," and other vital feline vocabulary words.

By Cara Giaimo
Bike parking congestion outside Utrecht's Central Station.

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Utrecht Just Wheeled Out the World's Biggest Bike Parking Garage

The structure will hold 12,500 bicycles—and some cyclists fear it's still not big enough.

By Cara Giaimo
The 'World's Largest Bounce House' Is Touring America

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The 'World's Largest Bounce House' Is Touring America

Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair.

By Cara Giaimo
The Notorious B.I.G.'s Childhood Basketball Courts Have Been Renamed in His Honor

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The Notorious B.I.G.'s Childhood Basketball Courts Have Been Renamed in His Honor

The change has been in the works for years.

By Cara Giaimo
A hot dog gazes into the distance.

food

How Far Do Roller-Grill Hot Dogs Travel?

And if we just let 'em run, how far might they go?

By Cara Giaimo
Demolition Has Been Stopped at This Vacant NYC Building Because It's Filled With Cats

animals

Demolition Has Been Stopped at This Vacant NYC Building Because It's Filled With Cats

After humans cleared out of the apartment complex, about 40 felines moved in.

By Cara Giaimo
Nugget the crow, practicing her routine.

zoos

The Crow Who Never Learned to Fly, and Then Taught Herself

And what she can teach us in turn.

By Cara Giaimo
Pugh swimming in subzero water, alongside a border of melting Arctic sea ice.

arctic circle

This Speedo-Clad Environmentalist Is Swimming Through the Melting Arctic

Endurance athlete Lewis Pugh is braving subzero water to draw attention to the effects of climate change.

By Cara Giaimo
An Ill-Timed Sewage Release Turned the Water Around Niagara Falls Black

waterfalls

An Ill-Timed Sewage Release Turned the Water Around Niagara Falls Black

"It looked like something out of a sci-fi movie," one spectator said.

By Cara Giaimo
The Europabrücke in Switzerland, now the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge.

bridges

The World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Just Opened in Switzerland

It's not for the faint of heart.

By Cara Giaimo
Is This Massive Chrome Cow Statue Too Scary for the Toronto Suburbs?

statues

Is This Massive Chrome Cow Statue Too Scary for the Toronto Suburbs?

Some of its neighbors think so.

By Cara Giaimo
Preikestolen is a tourist hotspot.

cliffs

How Geologists Are Minding Preikestolen's Gap

The stunning ancient cliff has a crack through it, and it might be getting bigger.

By Cara Giaimo
Oregon Made (Probably) the World's Biggest Baking-Soda-and-Vinegar Volcano

volcanoes

Oregon Made (Probably) the World's Biggest Baking-Soda-and-Vinegar Volcano

It was the fizz heard 'round the world.

By Cara Giaimo
Truck Full of Dough Rises Ahead of Schedule

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Truck Full of Dough Rises Ahead of Schedule

Interstate 5 in Washington suffered the sticky consequences.

By Cara Giaimo
A D.C. Man Fell Into a Trash Chute Because of His Phone

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A D.C. Man Fell Into a Trash Chute Because of His Phone

It can happen to the best of us.

By Cara Giaimo
A polar bear in Svalbard navigates some melting ice.

animals

Hungry Polar Bears in Norway Have Resorted to Sucking Eggs

Svalbard's ursine residents can't find much other food.

By Cara Giaimo
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