Cara Giaimo's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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dunes

Rare 'Surge Flows' Are Turning Colorado's Sand Dunes Into a Waterpark

It's bodysurfing time at Medano Creek.
June 9, 2017
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happenings

Europe Holds an Annual Tram-Driver Olympics

Take a minute and watch some tram bowling.
June 8, 2017
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crime

Can We Blame the Mafia on Lemons?

Economists and historians are connecting the early rise of organized crime with Sicily's citrus trade.
June 7, 2017
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prank

Who Keeps Putting Soap in This Chicago Fountain?

Giddings Square is getting sudsed nearly every week.
June 7, 2017
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fleeting wonders

Here's Your Chance to Ride Chicago's Historic Trains

For the 125th anniversary of the L, the city's Transit Authority has put some old cars back on the tracks.
June 6, 2017
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happenings

Happy Dead Duck Day

For the past 22 years, Kees Moeliker has commemorated the perverse death of one particular duck.
June 5, 2017
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lawns

Despite Tornado, Dad Mows Lawn

The grass was too long, and Thenius Wessels wasn't going to let a little bad weather stop him from making it shorter.
June 5, 2017
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whales

Paging Through the World's Handy, Adorable Orca Catalogs

A who's who for the orca set.
June 2, 2017
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beauty

Is This Swiss Village Too Beautiful to Photograph?

A savvy, crazy successful publicity stunt made it seem like it was.
June 2, 2017
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fleeting wonders

Taipei's New 'Forest Bus' Is the Best Bus in the World

Charged with increasing the city's greenspace, a florist filled a public bus with plants.
June 1, 2017
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subways

Late to Graduation? Celebrate on the E Train!

Grad Jerich Alcantara made the most of a 2-hour subway delay.
May 31, 2017
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malls

Confessions of a Poet-for-Hire

Brian Sonia-Wallace is about to become the first-ever Writer-in-Residence at the Mall of America. And this isn't the first time he's snagged a corporate sponsorship.
May 30, 2017
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robots

In Germany, You Can Get Blessed by a New Robot Priest

BlessU-2 is meant to be controversial.
May 30, 2017
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visual

Getting to Know the Bathtub Marys of Somerville, Massachusetts

A local anthropologist has spent a decade photographing the unlikely statues.
May 26, 2017
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space

The Unspectacular End of Star N6946-BH1

The quiet collapse of a red supergiant reveals a new fate for some stars: the "massive fail."
May 26, 2017
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crime

Thieves in Arizona Stole a Giant Inflatable Obstacle Course

How are they going to fence this thing?
May 25, 2017
Gastro Obscura
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street food

One Calgary Man's Big Idea: Tiny, Tiny Street Food

Tom Brown hands out truly bite-sized snacks from his portable, miniature kitchen.
May 24, 2017
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canada

A Moose Destroyed a Flowerbed Planted to Celebrate Canada's Sesquicentennial

He or she ate a heck of a lot of tulips.
May 24, 2017
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twins

Not One, but Two Corpse Flowers May Soon Stink Up Chicago

Java and Sumatra are currently on display at the city's Botanic Garden.
May 23, 2017
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time

Traveling Back in Time With Colorful Isochrone Maps

Journey-based charts from the past can help us track the progression of transportation technology.
May 22, 2017
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virtual worlds

Bunnies Have Gone Extinct in Second Life's Virtual World

A catastrophic resource shortage plays out online.
May 22, 2017
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cows

Rogue Herd of Cows Captured on Tape

They were midnight snacking.
May 19, 2017
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fonts

The Lost Typefaces of W.A. Dwiggins

The pioneering designer created dozens of fonts, only a few of which are still around today.
May 19, 2017
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tourism

An Indonesian Village Has Painted Itself Rainbow

The colorful spot hopes to attract more tourists.
May 18, 2017