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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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Motel Honors 16-Year-Old Coupon

hotels

Motel Honors 16-Year-Old Coupon

The 10th night was finally free.

By Cara Giaimo
Have You Seen This Bird?

animals

Have You Seen This Bird?

The Arrow Goose of Amherst, New York, is quickly becoming the stuff of legend.

By Cara Giaimo
It's stamp inception! The 1972 Stamp Collecting Stamp issued by USPS.

stamps

Why Stamp Collectors Hated a 1972 Stamp Designed Just for Them

The “Stamp Collecting Stamp,” issued by USPS, got terrible reviews.

By Cara Giaimo
Why This Bar Built a Labyrinth Outside Its Front Door

architecture

Why This Bar Built a Labyrinth Outside Its Front Door

The bar is now, technically, over 500 meters from the street.

By Cara Giaimo
A Field of Lego Daffodils Has Sprouted in England

legos

A Field of Lego Daffodils Has Sprouted in England

Brick flowers never wilt.

By Cara Giaimo
A large Megaponera analis soldier carries a termite, while minors walk next to him.

science

Ant Medics Captured on Video Caring for Their Wounded Comrades

Scientists filmed the six-legged soldiers carrying hurt ants home.

By Cara Giaimo
Contractors help unearth a coffin at the 218 Arch Street construction site in Philadelphia.

cemeteries

What Do You Do With Hundreds of Unearthed Human Bones?

When a Philadelphia construction company dug up an old cemetery, local archaeologists stepped in to help—because there was no one else.

By Cara Giaimo
The sun shines through the Box Tunnel on April 9th, 2017.

tunnels

Railway Engineers in England Just Solved a Sunny, 175-Year-Old Mystery

The creator of the Box Tunnel built in a secret birthday present for himself.

By Cara Giaimo
Siberia Has Installed Its First 'Exploding Pingo Detector'

arctic circle

Siberia Has Installed Its First 'Exploding Pingo Detector'

The sensor will warn scientists about methane-filled hills on the tundra.

By Cara Giaimo
One of Caligula's sunken pleasure ships, retrieved from the bottom of Lake Nemi in the 1920s.

ships

Divers in Italy Are Searching for Caligula’s Last, Lost Pleasure Ship

The Roman emperor's prized boats boasted marble, gold, and running water.

By Cara Giaimo
Fishing poles, available for checkout from the Albany Public Library.

libraries

From Fine Art to Fishing Poles, the Most Surprising Things Libraries Are Lending Now

Books are so passé.

By Cara Giaimo
When Michigan State Used Ruined Mayonnaise for Power

food

When Michigan State Used Ruined Mayonnaise for Power

The school dumped 1,250 gallons of the stuff into an anaerobic digester.

By Cara Giaimo
The David Bowie Mural at Tunstall Road in Brixton, just after its subject's death.

music

Decoding London's Spontaneous David Bowie Shrines

More than a year after the rock star's death, "it would appear that Bowie is a source of spiritual sustenance."

By Cara Giaimo
A mock-up of a ship heads for the Stad Tunnel.

ships

Norway Is Building a Huge Tunnel for Ships

It's a way to bypass the infamous Stad peninsula, where the sea is so rough it scared the Vikings.

By Cara Giaimo
Missing March Madness? Try Small-Town Ice Betting

news

Missing March Madness? Try Small-Town Ice Betting

Hatfield Point, Canada is deep into their annual Bay Ice-Break-Up Contest.

By Cara Giaimo
A historical marker for the U.S. Camel Corps, in Indianola, Texas.

military history

The Most Interesting Camel in the World

Before she retired to L.A.'s Griffith Park Zoo, Topsy was a soldier, a builder, a miner, and a movie star.

By Cara Giaimo
A woman smoking outside a cafe in Paris.

government

The French Government Is About to Destroy $106,000,000 Worth of Cigarettes

Now we know who to bum a smoke from.

By Cara Giaimo
Brian Thompson samples the reward at the end of his quest.

mystery

Chasing McDonald's Pizza, Deep Into Ohio

Podcaster Brian Thompson's jokey search for a lost menu item has led him on some surprisingly serious adventures.

By Cara Giaimo
Humans Teamed Up to Rescue Elephants From a Large Hole

news

Humans Teamed Up to Rescue Elephants From a Large Hole

The animals were trapped in a very muddy bomb crater.

By Cara Giaimo
Oregon Blows Up a Massive Boulder

roads

Oregon Blows Up a Massive Boulder

The 200-ton interloper didn't last long.

By Cara Giaimo
Why Were These Dinosaurs Crossing the Thames?

dinosaurs

Why Were These Dinosaurs Crossing the Thames?

Just a couple of mystery carnivores, out on the town.

By Cara Giaimo
The Peters projection, featuring accurate sizes and stretched-out shapes.

maps

Why Map Historians Are Annoyed With Boston Public Schools

The district started phasing in the Peters Projection, to much fanfare. But is it really better than the Mercator?

By Cara Giaimo
A Basketball Was Stuck On an NYC Subway Track for Three Weeks

subways

A Basketball Was Stuck On an NYC Subway Track for Three Weeks

The Times is on it.

By Cara Giaimo
Caught: A 50-Pound Carp in the Middle of Los Angeles

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Caught: A 50-Pound Carp in the Middle of Los Angeles

Well done, Eddie.

By Cara Giaimo
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