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The Muddled Origins of the Word 'Viking' (atlasobscura.com)
42 points by drdee on Nov 27, 2023 | past | 31 comments
Hlava Franze Kafky (Franz Kafka's Head) (atlasobscura.com)
15 points by cwaffles on Nov 25, 2023 | past | 7 comments
Passing on the Olympics to Go to Space (atlasobscura.com)
1 point by Brajeshwar on Nov 24, 2023 | past
Ordering off a 5k-year-old Mesopotamian menu (atlasobscura.com)
2 points by PaulHoule on Nov 22, 2023 | past
Did an Enslaved Man Beat Magellan to Circling the World? (atlasobscura.com)
1 point by Brajeshwar on Nov 22, 2023 | past
I Bought an Ostrich Egg, and Here's What I Made with It (atlasobscura.com)
1 point by Brajeshwar on Nov 22, 2023 | past
How the Military Ran Its 1970s Psychic Intelligence Program (2015) (atlasobscura.com)
2 points by tomcam on Nov 22, 2023 | past | 1 comment
Do Colder or Warmer Places Eat More Spicy or Bland Food? (atlasobscura.com)
28 points by Brajeshwar on Nov 21, 2023 | past | 36 comments
The Low Down on the Greatest Dictionary Collection in the World (atlasobscura.com)
27 points by apollinaire on Nov 20, 2023 | past | 8 comments
Novus Ordo Seclorum: 14 Places to Unearth Masonic Secrets (atlasobscura.com)
1 point by Anon84 on Nov 19, 2023 | past
Scotland's Oldest Tartan Rose (atlasobscura.com)
36 points by pepys on Nov 19, 2023 | past | 4 comments
Canned food went from military rations to fancy appetizers (atlasobscura.com)
80 points by Brajeshwar on Nov 15, 2023 | past | 76 comments
The Low Down on the Greatest Dictionary Collection in the World (atlasobscura.com)
2 points by Brajeshwar on Nov 15, 2023 | past
Personality Depends on Which U.S. State You Live In (atlasobscura.com)
2 points by pier25 on Nov 14, 2023 | past
Many popular houses in 1920s L.A. were part of a scam (atlasobscura.com)
86 points by vo2maxer on Nov 14, 2023 | past | 49 comments
How the 'queen of thieves' conned French riviera wealthy (2021) (atlasobscura.com)
37 points by Brajeshwar on Nov 11, 2023 | past | 18 comments
[dupe] Oldest Pyramid Found Not in Egypt or Americas, but in Indonesia (atlasobscura.com)
41 points by bcaulfield on Nov 11, 2023 | past | 46 comments
Unearthing Gems in an Archive of Rock Star Interviews (atlasobscura.com)
49 points by bryanrasmussen on Nov 10, 2023 | past | 5 comments
Looking for the Perfect Onion (atlasobscura.com)
1 point by bookofjoe on Nov 9, 2023 | past
An Entire Continent Went Missing–But Scientists Have Found It Again (atlasobscura.com)
2 points by Brajeshwar on Nov 5, 2023 | past
The fight between cataphiles and police in the Paris catacombs (atlasobscura.com)
125 points by dave1010uk on Nov 5, 2023 | past | 42 comments
An Entire Continent Went Missing–But Scientists Have Found It Again (atlasobscura.com)
2 points by austinallegro on Nov 5, 2023 | past
Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout (atlasobscura.com)
3 points by Anon84 on Nov 4, 2023 | past
The Family Recipes That Live on in Cemeteries (atlasobscura.com)
2 points by alraj on Nov 3, 2023 | past
Impaled Horse Heads Are Appearing More and More Around Iceland (atlasobscura.com)
5 points by bookofjoe on Nov 1, 2023 | past | 1 comment
Why Halloween's 'Poison Candy' Myth Endures (atlasobscura.com)
3 points by bryanrasmussen on Oct 31, 2023 | past
Family recipes that live on in cemeteries (atlasobscura.com)
22 points by samclemens on Oct 31, 2023 | past | 1 comment
The Loneliest Road in Every State in America (atlasobscura.com)
4 points by bookofjoe on Oct 31, 2023 | past
Before Haunted Houses, There Were Hell Banquets (atlasobscura.com)
3 points by Anon84 on Oct 29, 2023 | past
Thomas Edison's Concrete Houses (atlasobscura.com)
107 points by adrian_mrd on Oct 29, 2023 | past | 87 comments

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