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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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Tech Leaders Ask the UN to Outlaw Robot Weapons

Let's try not to automate our own destruction.

August 21, 2017

Here's 1,069 Robots Dancing in Unison

They set a new world record.

August 18, 2017

eclipse madness

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Eclipses

And were kind enough to ask.

August 18, 2017

eclipse madness

Why Uganda Has Two Eclipse Monuments

The East African country may be the eclipse monument capital of the world.

August 17, 2017

Two-Headed Turtle Discovered on a Florida Beach

It's cute, but probably won't live too long.

August 17, 2017

Scientists Have Unlocked the Magic in 'Magic Mushrooms'

The recipe for psilocybin just got a whole lot more clear.

August 16, 2017

Why There's a Jersey Shore in the Middle of Pennsylvania

Hundreds of miles from the ocean, this Jersey Shore maintains a far quieter existence.

August 15, 2017

eclipse madness

South Carolina Warns of Eclipse 'Lizard Man'

Be careful out there.

August 14, 2017

Mesopotamian Shaman Mistaken (?) for Bigfoot in North Carolina

August 11, 2017

Found: An Old Well Was Beneath a U.K. Nightclub

It's a legacy from Burton-on-Trent's brewing history.

August 11, 2017

A WWII Bomb Has Been Found at the Fukushima Nuclear Site

As if they didn't have enough to worry about.

August 10, 2017

Researchers Have Named a Prehistoric Crocodile After Motörhead's Lemmy

The Ace of Spades meets the jaws of death.

eclipse madness

Send Atlas Obscura Your Eclipse Questions!

Curious about eclipses? Let us help.

A Brave Pig Briefly Escaped Onto a Busy Washington Interstate

Its freedom was all too short, though.

The Best Trick U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves Ever Pulled on a Criminal

A particularly glorious example of "fake it 'til you make it."

You Can Help Get This Water Tower Painted Like a Hamburger

It's located in Hamburg, New York, after all.

A Boeing Test Flight Drew an Airplane in the Sky

Airplanes drawing airplanes.

New York State Gives the National Comedy Center $500,000

They're investing in the history of comedy.

Join the Search for Geedis

One comedian's quest for a fantasy franchise that might never have existed.

Wild Horses Caught Frolicking Beneath a Seaside Rainbow

Because life, sometimes, is a Lisa Frank sticker.

Who Is the Mystery Tree-Cutter of Slough?

Someone keeps cutting down large trees.

This White Snake Is Not Albino

But it is rare nonetheless.

Caught: An 80-Pound Catfish With Less-Than-Great Equipment

It's not about the fishing rod.

Found: A Plastic-Wrapped SUV Buried Under an ATV Ramp

It was reported stolen in 2003.