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Sarah Laskow

Former Atlas Obscura staff writer

2015
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FOUND: Sharks Hanging Out in a Volcano

FOUND: A Triceratops-like Dino With an Extra Fancy Frill

FOUND: The Nerves That Spiders Use During Sex

Found: The Man Who Inspired William Carlos Williams' Most Famous Poem

FOUND: A German WWII Tank Hidden in a Basement

The Lazarus Plants: Why 3 Million Seeds Are Being Sent to Cold Storage for 50 Years

FOUND: A Chinese Coin From the 1700s Buried in Seattle

The Amazing Pop Iconography of Vintage Firework Art

secret passages

FOUND: A Secret Tunnel Between Russia And China

female explorers

Britain's Most Famous 1700s Sailor Spent 4 Years Disguised as a Man

After sailing across much of the world, Hannah Snell starred in a one-woman show and became the subject of a bestselling biography.

FOUND: The Holy Grail

space exploration

The Greatest Show of the Summer is the Sun

FOUND: A Man Who Staged His Own Disappearance 5 Years Ago

The First Evidence of Recognized Same-Sex Relationships is 4,500 Years Old

FOUND: Deep in the Sea, There Are Corals That Glow

The 'Unfathomable' Pursuit of Personal Tunneling

FOUND: A Fossil That Shows How Turtles Got Their Shells

How You Lie Depends On Where You're From

space exploration

FOUND: A 3-Mile-Tall Pyramid Mountain, in Space

Smile! It's the Fish With Human Teeth

The Many Faces of La Flaca

FOUND: Is This a Photo of Camera-Shy Vincent van Gogh?

The Perks And Pitfalls of Being a Famous Tree

FOUND: A Baby Buried With a Bishop 350 Years Ago