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Watch Dance Meet Geometry in This 1920s German Ballet

Ballerinas go Bauhaus.

Mariana Zapata December 12, 2016

Watch Electric Guitars Being Made in 1965 England

“All this to make a bedlam of adolescent noise,” says the curmudgeonly narrator.

Lauren Young December 9, 2016

Watch Faux Japanese Acrobats Perform Death-Defying Stunts

Can you figure out this trick of early cinema?

Molly McBride Jacobson December 7, 2016

Watch Hermit Crabs Crawl Into Glistening Mini New Yorks and Bangkoks

Artist Aki Inomata's transparent 3-D printed shells serve as beautiful temporary homes for crustaceans.

Lauren Young December 6, 2016

native americans

See One Woman's Amazing Project to Save a Vanishing Native American Language

Marie Wilcox has created a dictionary to protect Wukchumni from extinction.

Mariana Zapata December 2, 2016

Watch How to Properly Sneeze into a Handkerchief in 1940s England

These public health trailers also teach you about the dangers of crossing the street and germs.

Lauren Young December 1, 2016

Watch a Demonstration of Proper Opossum Massage Techniques

You've probably been doing it wrong.

Molly McBride Jacobson November 30, 2016

Watch the Process of Precipitation in Hypnotic Slow Motion

Science class just got more interesting.

Mariana Zapata November 29, 2016

retrofuturistic

See What People of 1967 Imagined the World Would Be Like in 1999

Spoiler: lots of egg chairs, turtlenecks, and computer servants.

Molly McBride Jacobson November 28, 2016

Watch Anti-Hitler Vegetable Propaganda

During World War II, American cannery workers were urged to "beet Hitler."

Molly McBride Jacobson November 23, 2016

cultures and civilizations

Watch the Oldest Hand-Tap Tattoo Artist in the Philippines at Work

Well into her 90s, Apo Whang-Od continues this ancient tradition.

Mariana Zapata November 22, 2016

Watch 167 Theremin Nesting Dolls Play Beethoven's 9th Symphony

The "Matryomin" is the instrument of the future.

Molly McBride Jacobson November 21, 2016

Watch the Microscopic Process of a Crystal Being Born

Proof that chemistry really is art.

Mariana Zapata November 18, 2016

Take a Peek at the Haunting Sounds and Sights of an After-Dark Cemetery Party

A glimpse at Atlas Obscura's annual soiree at Green-Wood cemetery.

Megan Roberts November 17, 2016

Watch and be Hypnotized by the Flow of Moving Paint

It'll be the four most relaxing minutes of your day.

Mariana Zapata November 17, 2016

Watch a Celebration of the Cult of 'Saint Death'

"The skinny lady," a skeleton in fancy dress, is an unconventional usher into the afterlife.

Molly McBride Jacobson November 16, 2016

Watch How Globes Were Made in 1955 in This North London Workshop

It's a tedious task to build the "world in miniature."

Lauren Young November 15, 2016

Watch What Camp Life is Like for Children Who are Allergic to the Sun

Life is more fun under the stars, anyway.

Mariana Zapata November 14, 2016