Watch a Goofy Bird Do a Hopping Dance to Attract a Mate
Everything about this Jackson’s widowbird's flashy display is in the interest of attracting the ladies. During breeding season, the black-feathered males of this small, finch-like species can be seen...
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The Story Behind the Incredible Obstacle Course Video That Went Viral
Competitors in the military pentathlon. (Photo: Alexander Russy/CC BY 2.0)The blurry video popped up, like so many, on my Facebook feed with no clear source or attribution, just a persistent text at...
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Langsdon Mineral Collection in Celina, Ohio
A geode looks like a normal rock — but Jesus, Marie, it's not just a rock, because it in fact contains a dazzling mineral display concealed within its interior. Similarly, Celina, Ohio seems like a...
View ArticleNew Wheels Could Cut Deafening Screech of San Francisco Subways
New Wheels May Cut BART's Noise By Half https://t.co/o7VTY1P94T#sanfranciscopic.twitter.com/erHSvkf7nB— San Francisco News (@SFnewsnow) May 5, 2016The deafening screech of Bay Area Rapid Transit cars...
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The Inter-Amish Language Barriers of Indiana
The once unthinkable on the streets of Berne, Indiana: a closed buggy. The vast majority of buggies in the Berne area are still "open" but that is changing. (Photo: Kevin Williams)There’s a grid of...
View ArticleRestoration of Historic Italian Palace Interrupted by Mob Arrests
#DEGRADO Palazzo Teti-Maffuccini-S.Maria Capua a Vetere - Qui nacque l'unità d'Italia(resa 2 Sicil) @italiasfregiatapic.twitter.com/Q8RW6WPz9N— elena (@villacalendasco) December 22, 2015The Palazzo...
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Site of the First Train Robbery in the West in Adair, Iowa
Travelers between Des Moines and Omaha who prefer to avoid Interstate 80 will find themselves traveling along a quieter, more historic stretch of road. Unbeknownst to modern travelers, this part of Old...
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Help Us Make A Calendar of Fictional Holidays!
Did you remember to prepare your Life Day robes? (Photo: JD Hancock/CC BY 2.0)Attention Atlas readers! We need your help to create the definitive calendar of holidays that are celebrated by the...
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Golosov Ravine in Moscow, Russia
Feeding into the Moscow River, Golosov Ravine cleaves Kolomanskoye Park in two. Once a royal estate and now a public wilderness covering an area 15% larger than Central Park, Kolomanskoye Park is an...
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Kingfisher Castle in Cooperstown, New York
Sitting in the midst of the Glimmerglass Historic District on Ostego Lake is a mini-castle built by the founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Rising from the edge of the lake, the "Kingfisher...
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Oakland's Historic Tribune Tower and the Renegade Artist Who Keeps It Glowing
The artist John Law on the Tribune Tower's copper roof. (Photo: Tod Seelie)The Tribune Tower is an anomaly, a collection of clashing styles and rare, bizarre architectural features: a copper sheeting...
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Curious and Compelling Statues in the Czech Republic
These devilish heads await travelers who veer off the beaten path in the Czech Republic, and are slightly less distinct, but no less imposing than they were when created in the mid 1800s. (Photo:...
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For Sale: A Giant Piece of Cereal, Signed By Wrestlers
Dragonball Z, giant cereal, and a trombone. Sure. (Photo: WWE/Youtube)In what may be one of the crazier pieces of fan memorabilia to ever go on sale, you can now pick up an oversize piece of foam...
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The Origins of 'Horn OK Please,' India's Most Ubiquitous Phrase
The back of a truck mounted and used as a gate for a restaurant. (Photo: Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay/CC BY-SA 2.0)Driving in India is a loud experience, to say the least.One of the characteristic traits of...
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8 Plane Wrecks That Have Become Their Own Memorials
Visit the lonely beauty of crashed planes. (Photo: Lenny K Photography/CC BY-SA 2.0)It might seem counterintuitive given how expensive they are to produce, but it is not entirely uncommon to leave the...
View ArticleThis Baby Beaver Won DC's Hearts and Minds After Trying to Take the Metro
@wusa9 Baby Beaver on the loose outside Van Ness UDC Metro #dcnews#dcist@DCistpic.twitter.com/6rwbKoyeD2— Jonathan Murray (@Adamalthus) May 4, 2016Almost nothing can ruffle a DC commuter. Year-long...
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The Hidden Messages of Colonial Handwriting
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris's rendering of the signing of the Mayflower Compact. Each person to hold this quill would have done so in a way suited to their gender, occupation, and maybe even their...
View ArticleFound: The Secrets of Lost, Underwater Egyptian Cities
There is a whole underwater world of forgotten ancient cities hidden in the Mediterranean Sea. Archeologists recently dove as deep as 32 feet to swim through temples and statues of two sunken Egyptian...
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Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens in Los Angeles, California
Quiet graciousness awaits visitors at this spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles.An Italian villa done in the style of a Renaissance mansion lies in the heart of Los Angeles. Built for the...
View ArticleBoaty McBoatface is (Mostly) Dead
UK's new polar research ship will be named RRS Sir David Attenborough, not #BoatyMcBoatfacehttps://t.co/kBT1lI0Bhxpic.twitter.com/gW1JpeHP1e— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 6, 2016It's been a...
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