Sarah Laskow's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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found

Found: A Hidden Monument in the Center of Petra

Space archaeology strikes again.
June 9, 2016
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nazis

Found: A Stash of 19th Century Wine Abandoned by Nazi Sympathizers

It's still good!
June 8, 2016
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oceans

Found: Secretly Glowing Sharks

They might look grey to us, but they're glowing a biofluorescent green.
June 7, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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propaganda

How a Siege in Algeria Sold France on Iced Coffee

Supposedly, heroic French soldiers enjoyed taking their coffee with water.
June 7, 2016
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airplane graveyard

Found: A Black Box, Missing for 31 Years, High on a Mountain

Two Massachusetts men went on a quest, and found their "treasure."
June 6, 2016
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birds

Found: Baby Falcons, High Up on NYC Bridges

Falcon babies—so fluffy, so deadly.
June 3, 2016
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evil plants

Honeysuckle Is a Blob-Like Monster Taking Over American Forests

Honeysuckle is so invasive that some states have banned its sale.
June 3, 2016
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graffiti

Found: Rare, 100-Year-Old Hobo Graffiti, Etched into an L.A. Bridge

Including the mark of A-No. 1, America's most famous hobo.
June 2, 2016
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roman

Found: The Oldest Handwritten Document Ever Discovered in England

It was accidental.
June 1, 2016
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signs

The Lost Secret Sign Language of Sawmill Workers

In the 1970s, sawmill workers could talk about technical matters or insult each other in their own special sign language.
June 1, 2016
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secret

Found: A Rare Nazi Coding Machine, Hiding in a Garden Shed

A museum volunteer saw it on eBay.
May 31, 2016
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climate change

Why the Future of America's Clearest Lake Is Murky

Deep ventilation could happen less often as the world warms.
May 27, 2016
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disease

Found: Bacteria Resistant to the Drug of Last Resort

Sigh.
May 27, 2016
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rocks

Found: Circles of Stones Arranged by Neanderthals 176,500 Years Ago

In a cave in France, there are two circles of carefully cut and arranged stalagmites.
May 26, 2016
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amusement parks

Classic Carnival Rides Are Flight Simulators in Disguise

That's what their inventor Lee Eyerly intended them to be, anyway.
May 25, 2016
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cave paintings

Found: 70 Hidden Cave Paintings From 14,500 Years Ago

There are horses, goats, deer and an impaled bison, among others.
May 25, 2016
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found

Found: A Hidden Population of Tasmanian Devils

This previously unknown group of devils could add much needed genetic diversity to the ailing species.
May 24, 2016
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genetics

Found: A Rare ‘Werewolf’ Kitten Born Without a Breeder

A Lykoi kitten, with a naturally occurring mutation, was found in South Africa.
May 23, 2016
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found

Found: Large And Deadly Nile Crocodiles, Now in Florida

They're a little terrifying.
May 20, 2016
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tree week

Forests Can Handle Hurricanes, Unless Humans Interfere

A forest's recovery can be long and slow, but surprisingly successful.
May 20, 2016
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crime

Found: A Stolen Letter From Christopher Columbus

It ended up in the Library of Congress.
May 19, 2016
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tree week

A Secret Forest Grew for Millennia in North America Without Anyone Noticing

Cedar trees living on steep cliffs were centuries old, and no one knew.
May 18, 2016
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farms

Found: A Baby Alpaca Trapped in a Hole

A dirt bath went very wrong.
May 18, 2016
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secret passages

Found: Secret Rooms in a Very Old Theater

The Perth Theatre is giving up its secrets.
May 17, 2016