Cara Giaimo's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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Places added to Outer Hebrides, Scotland
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trucks

A Massive Syrup Spill Gums Up a Vermont Highway

What a waffle mess.
February 7, 2017
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fungus

There's a Lot of Mold Infesting the Mark Twain Museum in Connecticut

It's attached to his old house.
February 6, 2017
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schools

How to Learn Geography With Your Hands

For the past couple of centuries, tactile maps—geographic aids for the blind—have been as beautiful as they are effective.
February 3, 2017
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fleeting wonders

Someone Is Driving Around With Too Many (?) Copies of 'Speed' on Their Dashboard

Pop quiz, hotshot.
February 3, 2017
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founding fathers

Were Colonial Men Obsessed With Their Calves?

The difficulty of substantiating—and quashing—a historical rumor.
February 2, 2017
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youth

A Portland Teen's Pet Snake Got Stuck in Her Earlobe

She had to go to the ER.
February 2, 2017
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holidays

Punxsutawney Phil's Greatest Hits

The famous groundhog has gone through some weird times.
February 2, 2017
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combat

Watch Two Guys in China Duel With Fireworks

Welcome to the Year of the Fire Rooster.
February 1, 2017
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bunnies

Feral Bunnies Are Taking Over Las Vegas

They've overrun yards, state parks, and even a mental health care facility—and no one knows what to do with them.
February 1, 2017
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airplanes

What Happens When 80 Falcons Fly Coach

They were probably on their way to a hunting trip.
January 31, 2017
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columns

The Lovable Syrian Brown Bear Who Fought For His (Adoptive) Country

January 30, 2017
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fleeting wonders

French Cornfields Are Full of Cannibal Hamsters

A limited diet has made the cute creatures desperate.
January 30, 2017
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trucks

A Truck Full of Puppies Crashed in New York State

The puppies are fine.
January 27, 2017
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villains week

How the Quintessential Villain's Melody Snuck Into the Popular Consciousness

The "Mysterioso Pizzicato" should never have gotten as far as it did.
January 27, 2017
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trash

You Can No Longer Release Balloons in Atlantic City

Everything dies, baby, that's a fact.
January 26, 2017
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villains week

According to Experts, We Just Ticked Closer to Apocalypse

Every year, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists updates the Doomsday Clock.
January 25, 2017
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ice skating

A Washington Dentist Skated a Whole Pond Into Swirly Ice Art

He was excited about the cold weather.
January 25, 2017
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villains week

Why Are Rats Always the Bad Guys?

And mice always heroes? Experts trace the history of typecasting rodents.
January 25, 2017
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crime and punishment

Watch This Irresponsible Raven Eat a Parking Ticket

Quoth the raven, "You owe $25."
January 24, 2017
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blimps

Airships: The Most Villainous Form of Transport

From Colonel Blimp to Baron Bomburst, pop-culture bad guys sure love to cruise around in the sky.
January 23, 2017
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crime and punishment

A Tram Thief Took a Short Joyride in Austria

The perp was a former tram driver who missed his job.
January 23, 2017
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color

How to Make an Alien Planet on Earth

For a short film about another world, the landscape designer Bas Smets created a dark, scientifically accurate terrain.
January 20, 2017
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weather

Spooky, Rare Ice Spikes Are Popping Up in Britain

The unusual formation requires two things: cold temperatures and gusty winds.
January 20, 2017
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trucks

A Wisconsin Highway, Covered in Red Skittles

Hundreds of thousands of them fell out of a flatbed pickup.
January 19, 2017