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Sarah Laskow

Former Atlas Obscura staff writer

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Found: A Frog Living in India's Wastelands

The frogs live in a barren area of the country surrounded by trash.

Trump Tower Was Never Actually That Tacky

One critic called its atrium the "most pleasant interior public space" built in New York City in years.

Found: Secret Tunnels Underneath Naples

Two geologists were tipped off by a 90-year-old man who sheltered there during World War II.

Found: Five Drowned Limestone 'Apostles'

There were originally 12 of the cliffs standing in Australia.

Found: This Green-Eyed Monster Fish

Like many creatures that look strange to us, this one lives deep, deep down in the ocean.

Found: The Wreck of a Confederate Blockade Runner

It's one of the best preserved Civil War-era ships ever discovered.

Finding the Hidden Headwaters of New York's Famous Flushing Creek

Turn right at a burnt-out bridge to find the source of the creek that fed the World's Fair fountains.

Found: Tiny Lizards Preserved in Amber

The lizard fossils are around 99 million years old.

Found: A Secret Tunnel to India

It was the fourth discovered in the past four years.

Found: Tiny Ghost Octopus

Almost definitely a new species.

original road trip

Retracing the First, Forgotten Motorcycle Ride Across America

George Wyman took 50 days to get from San Francisco to New York in 1903.

Found: Seven Incredibly Rare Ty Cobb Baseball Cards

The family that found them almost threw them away.

Just How Huge Are New York’s Rats?

This one weighs about 1.5 pounds.

Found: A Car on a Hot Stone Roof

How did it get there?

Found: A Hungarian Mummy With the Gene for Colon Cancer

Humans were predisposed to the disease even before it became common.

Where Chicago Hides Its Snow

The city has over 500 lots to store any extra accumulation.

The First Campaign Websites Were Just 2 Tech Guys Trolling Bob Dole And Bill Clinton

In 1996, presidential campaigns didn't even think to register domain names.

Found: A Massive Jurassic Graveyard

23,000 square miles of Patagonia is one of the most productive fossil-hunting grounds in the world.

February 29, 2016

Found: The Corpse Flower's Miniature Cousin

R. consueloae is "the smallest of the largest flowers in the world"

February 26, 2016

Found: A Mortal Kombat Secret That Was Hidden for Over 20 Years

February 25, 2016

The Art of Ice Tunneling and the Army’s Failed Frozen Base

February 25, 2016

Found: A Mysterious Icon in the Church Marking Jesus' Birth

February 24, 2016

America's Massive New Transportation Infrastructure System is Hiding in Plain Sight

February 23, 2016

FOUND: Evidence That Cockroaches Have Plagued Humans for Millennia

February 23, 2016