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Watch Sand Bubbler Crabs Transform a Beach Into a Field of Tiny Sand Balls

These crustaceans must filter sand fast before the tide returns.

Lauren Young September 22, 2016

Watch Early Rotoscoping Turn Cab Calloway into the Ghost of a Walrus

Simultaneously eerie, cute, jazzy, and artistic.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 21, 2016

Watch a Book Being Made the Old-Fashioned Way

Slowly, and by hand.

Tao Tao Holmes September 20, 2016

Listen to This Duo Elegantly Play the Harry Potter Theme Music on Glass Goblets

The specially tuned glasses add an extra magical element.

Lauren Young September 19, 2016

Listen to the Surprisingly Goofy Voice of a Neanderthal

This goes way beyond grunts.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 16, 2016

Watch the Magic of Metal Chain-Making

Oh, so that's how it works.

Tao Tao Holmes September 15, 2016

Watch These Buildings Ripple Gently in the Wind

Artist Ned Kahn built these beautiful metallic installations that flutter with the breeze.

Lauren Young September 14, 2016

Watch Five Alarmingly Calm Men Stand Under an Exploding Atomic Bomb

In 1957 a group of soldiers watched an atom bomb go off directly above their heads.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 13, 2016

Watch a Clip from the Glory Days of the Pageant Swimsuit Competition

Things were cringey yet compelling in 1981.

Tao Tao Holmes September 12, 2016

Watch This Tiny Rainbow Peacock Spider Dance the Performance of His Life

They dance not just to attract the ladies, but to survive.

Lauren Young September 9, 2016

Watch a Man Test an Early Football Helmet by Getting Kicked in the Head

Ah, the days before NFL safety regulations.

Atlas Obscura September 8, 2016

Watch These Daredevils Take a Spin on 55-Foot Windmill Sails

It's like revolving on a much less secure Ferris wheel.

Lauren Young September 7, 2016

A screenshot from the Jackson Hole Town Square livestream, featuring the famous red truck.

Why Are Thousands of People Watching This Livestream of a Wyoming Town?

No one knows, but here are some theories.

Cara Giaimo September 6, 2016

Listen to the Mystical Music Box Version of Haddaway's 'What Is Love'

This paper-tape music box puts a new spin on the classic dance number.

Lauren Young September 2, 2016

Watch These Human Slinkies Dance in a Neon Disco

It all started with the simple coiled toy.

Lauren Young August 31, 2016

Watch Gene Wilder Behind the Scenes as the Original Willy Wonka

An on-set look at "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

Atlas Obscura August 30, 2016

Watch These Performers Form an Incredible Four-Tiered Human Pyramid on Waterskis

A Chinese and American group team up to turn the extreme sport into a daring art.

Lauren Young August 29, 2016

Watch This Gazelle Spring Across the African Savanna Like a Pogo Stick

Gazelles' "stotting" or "pronking" behavior may be a defense signal to predators.

Lauren Young August 25, 2016