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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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Detail from a Physikalischer Atlas map representing plant distribution by altitude, a clear descendant of Humboldt's work.

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The Exquisite 19th-Century Infographics That Explained the History of the Natural World

By Cara Giaimo

A rendering of the Bridge in Ice, coming soon to Finland.

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Fleeting Wonders: The Incredible Da Vinci Ice Bridge in Finland

By Cara Giaimo

An intrepid puddle-crosser. (Image: Drummond Central/Periscope)

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Today, the World's Eyes Are On This Large British Puddle

By Cara Giaimo

A possible design for the Moon Village.

space exploration

Fleeting Wonders: A 3D-Printed Moon Town

By Cara Giaimo

Franklin flies his fateful kite–while angels that look suspiciously his younger self repeat some of his earlier electrical experiments in the background.

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Shocking Scenes From Benjamin Franklin's Experimental Electricity Parties

By Cara Giaimo

Visitors dwarfed by the huge Mao.

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Fleeting Wonders: Chinese Farmers Build Enormous, Golden Mao

By Cara Giaimo

A California homesteader receives the deed to her land.

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The 19th-Century Law Behind the Oregon Standoff

By Cara Giaimo

Dog music has gotten way better since they invented subwoofers.

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An NYC Concert So Experimental, Only Dogs Can Hear It

By Cara Giaimo

The shore-jumping peninsula Belgium is happy to get rid of.

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Fleeting Wonders: A Belgian Peninsula Goes Dutch

By Cara Giaimo

A Finnish reindeer browses reflectively.

animals

Fleeting Wonders: 400 Glow-in-the-Dark Reindeer

By Cara Giaimo

Bun Bun, a creature we seek to understand.

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Can Bunnies Play? A Deep YouTube Investigation

By Cara Giaimo

Fleeting Wonders: Octopus Plants Invade England

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Fleeting Wonders: Octopus Plants Invade England

By Cara Giaimo

Launch, re-entry, and landing traces from last night's Falcon 9 victory.

space exploration

Fleeting Wonders: SpaceX Successfully Recycles A Rocket Booster

By Cara Giaimo

An alleyway in the City of the Dead, aka Lafayette Cemetery.

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Tumblr's #Boneghazi Meme And the True History of Robbing Louisiana Graves

By Cara Giaimo

One of the anonymous hero cowboys nabbing the distressed deer.

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Fleeting Wonders: Cowboys Rescue A Drowning Arizona Deer Via Lasso

By Cara Giaimo

This could be you.

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Fleeting Wonders: Be A Crew Member On A Modern-Day Viking Ship

By Cara Giaimo

A guard is illuminated by James Turrell's "The Light Inside" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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Terror Threats Force Museums To Rethink The Role Of Gallery Guards

By Cara Giaimo

Fleeting Wonders: A Siberian Cat is Running for Mayor

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Fleeting Wonders: A Siberian Cat is Running for Mayor

By Cara Giaimo

A tumbleweed prepares to make its move.

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Only A Fungus Can Prevent These Extreme Tumbleweed Situations

By Cara Giaimo

You guys are LATE.

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Fleeting Wonders: A 'Star Wars' Church Service in Berlin

By Cara Giaimo

A distant cousin of the Portland Martini. (Photo: Dave Newman/Flickr)

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Fleeting Wonders: Giant Neon Martini Returns To Portland

By Cara Giaimo

Now just trade your stove in for a chessboard and you're good to go.

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Object Of Intrigue: Chess You Play With Your Nose

By Cara Giaimo

A chunk of non-archival fruitcake.

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Fleeting Wonders: Archival Fruitcake Exhumed Once Again

By Cara Giaimo

The gravestone of Cicily, "servant to Reverend M. William Brattle," in the Old Burying Ground in Cambridge.

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College Students Are Annotating Their Campus Monuments With Notes on Slavery

By Cara Giaimo

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