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EricGrundhauser

Director of Programming, Atlas Obscura Membership. Eric heads up Atlas Obscura's membership program, hosting and producing shows that bring our curious world to life! He lives in Brooklyn with his comic book collection. His work has been featured on Slate, NPR, Vanity Fair, The AV Club, Motherboard, Smithsonian, and a bunch of other places where reasonable content is sold. Helluva guy. Have any issues? eric@atlasobscura.com

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A Supercomputer Has Created the Largest Virtual Universe Ever Made

Looking for dark matter takes some mind-blowing computing power.

Gobolinks, Blottentots, and the Eerie Beauty of Victorian Inkblots

Before the Rorschach Test, klecksography was seen as poetic inspiration.

This Mini-Boat's Journey to Europe Has Been Years in the Making

There have been a few snags.

A Sinkhole Nearly Swallowed an Ohio Pizzeria

It had to be torn down anyway.

Detroit Now Has a TARDIS-Shaped Library

Dr. Who would be proud.

For Sale: Rare 'Spaceballs' Props

Interested in Dark Helmet's helmet?

The Weird, Forgotten, Awesome Sport of Spaceball

Somewhere between volleyball, gymnastics, and basketball, there is what could have been the sport of the future.

An Alligator's Deadly Encounter With a Plane in Florida

"One of the craziest things I've ever seen in all my years in aviation."

Are You There God? I'd Like to Sue You

Yes, people do file lawsuits against the Almighty. But the devil, so to speak, is in the details.

A Rogue Bear Was Found in a Former Russian Nuclear Submarine Port

A Mainer Shut Down a City Building With Bedbugs

An Entire Small Town in Wyoming Is Up for Auction

Anyone wanna buy a hamlet?

A Mission to Mow Lawns in All 50 States

Meet the Alabama college student who believes in cutting grass for a better tomorrow.

The World's Largest Floating Solar Farm Is Officially Online

Tellingly, it's floating over an abandoned coal mine.

A Broken Kyiv Water Main Caused an Impressive Street Explosion

Asphalt shouldn't bend like that.

Watching a Blue Whale Get Vacuumed Is Surprisingly Satisfying

Even the ocean's behemoths get a little dusty sometimes.

NASA's Silver Snoopy Award, Explained

The cartoon beagle has been flying with the space agency since the 1960s.

Meet the First Lego Professor of Play

This Cambridge dream job is serious academic business.

Watch a Snake Throw Up Another Snake

It's snake inception, and it isn't pretty.

Brazilian Doctors Are Using Fish Skin to Treat Burn Victims

It might not be pretty, but it is effective.

A Moscow University Has Erected a Monument to Peer Review

Rejection is just one possible outcome.

A Ghostly White Moose Was Captured on Video in Newfoundland

It's not an albino either.

Most of the World's Bread Clips Are Made by a Single Company

A brief history of the Kwik Lok Closure.

Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Professional Cat Cuddler?

An Irish clinic is hiring for the internet's perfect job.