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31.

All U.S. National Parks Are Free to Enter on Sunday (atlasobscura.com)

278 points

8 years ago

32.

Appalachian Apple hunter who rescued 1k ‘lost’ varieties (2021) (atlasobscura.com)

277 points

3 years ago

33.

The humble brilliance of Italy's moka coffee pot (2018) (atlasobscura.com)

272 points

2 years ago

34.

Japan's Rail Workers Pointing at Things (2017) (atlasobscura.com)

272 points

7 years ago

35.

A Database of Historical Cookbooks (atlasobscura.com)

272 points

6 years ago

36.

For centuries, English bakers’ biggest customers were horses (atlasobscura.com)

271 points

4 years ago

37.

Why Japan’s rail workers point at things (2017) (atlasobscura.com)

271 points

6 years ago

38.

For 40 Years, Crashing Trains Was One of America’s Favorite Pastimes (atlasobscura.com)

267 points

7 years ago

39.

The Dirty Secret of ‘Secret Family Recipes’ (atlasobscura.com)

262 points

8 years ago

40.

Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017) (atlasobscura.com)

259 points

8 years ago

41.

A ship that flips 90 degrees for precise scientific measurements (atlasobscura.com)

257 points

9 years ago

42.

The Max Headroom TV Hack (atlasobscura.com)

255 points

11 years ago

43.

The Forgotten 'China Girls' Hidden at the Beginning of Old Films (atlasobscura.com)

255 points

9 years ago

44.

Famous Photo of Chernobyl's Most Radioactive Material Was a Selfie (atlasobscura.com)

252 points

10 years ago

45.

One man's quest to restore the first-ever Air Force One (atlasobscura.com)

252 points

2 years ago

46.

Teach yourself to echolocate (2018) (atlasobscura.com)

247 points

2 years ago

47.

Soviet-Era Industrial Design (atlasobscura.com)

245 points

8 years ago

48.

The Public Shaming of England’s First Umbrella User (atlasobscura.com)

244 points

10 years ago

49.

Soviet children’s books became collectors’ items in India (atlasobscura.com)

244 points

5 years ago

50.

‘Perpetual broths’ that simmer for decades (atlasobscura.com)

241 points

3 years ago

51.

When India Kicked Out Coca-Cola, Local Sodas Thrived (atlasobscura.com)

237 points

7 years ago

52.

Why we picture bombs as round black balls with a burning wick (2016) (atlasobscura.com)

235 points

5 years ago

53.

A Small London Company That Makes Beautiful Globes (atlasobscura.com)

232 points

10 years ago

54.

An Ikea Bowl Has Been Setting Things on Fire (atlasobscura.com)

226 points

9 years ago

55.

How a Gift from Schoolchildren Let the Soviets Spy on the U.S. For 7 Years (atlasobscura.com)

226 points

10 years ago

56.

How a Special Diet Kept the Knights Templar Fighting Fit (atlasobscura.com)

224 points

8 years ago

57.

Xbox creator Seamus Blackley baked a 4,500-year-old Egyptian sourdough (atlasobscura.com)

223 points

6 years ago

58.

A Swedish skier was basically frozen, but lived (2016) (atlasobscura.com)

223 points

4 years ago

59.

London Is Still Paying Rent to the Queen on a Property Leased in 1211 (atlasobscura.com)

223 points

10 years ago

60.

Marie Curie Got Her Start at a Secret University for Women (atlasobscura.com)

221 points

10 years ago