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Pulau Tiga, best known as the original ‘Survivor’ island, was as much of a character on the show as the contestants were.#filmlocations #tiki #survivalism #television #islands #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Original ‘Survivor’ Island Changed Television Forever -
When you first left home, where did you go? Across the country? Abroad? AO listeners call in with their stories.#beaches #coffee #bakery #colleges #mormons #flight #roadtrip #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Listener Stories of Leaving Home: From San Francisco to Japan -
Once celebrated as a pinnacle of industrial design, the complex is now synonymous with a never-ending nightmare.#utopias #television #architecture #filmlocations #buildings #podcastinternal #section-Articles
How the Bell Labs Holmdel Complex Inspired ‘Severance’ -
The only skyscraper Frank Lloyd Wright designed is currently sitting empty. Turns out, its design was maybe a little too considered.#architecturaloddities #buildings #skyscrapers #architecture #franklloydwright #podcastinternal #section-Articles
What Happened to Price Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper? -
The Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon: Why This Legendary Philosopher Put His Own Body on Display#maori #colonialism #science #dissection #skeletons #statues #selfmummified #universities #mummies #waxanatomy #history #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon: Why This Legendary Philosopher Put His Own Body on Display -
In the 1860s and ’70s, people would gather, listen to live music, eat delicious food, and ... watch people walk in circles?#history #sports #bicycles #competitions #races #podcastinternal #section-Articles
How the 6-Day Race Became an American Spectator Obsession -
Teach your kids to identify astonishing flora along your journey.#roads #nature #scavengerhunt #plants #section-Articles
How to Turn Your Road Trip Into a Nature Scavenger Hunt -
Donning heavy wool skirts and hobnail boots, this intrepid explorer retraces the steps of legendary women adventurers.#wool #history #adventure #explorers #exploration #hiking #mountains #podcastinternal #section-Articles
How Elise Wortley Climbed Mont Blanc in 1830s Women’s Attire -
From Revolutionary War-era recluses to 1920s roadside attractions, meet the solitary figures who turned isolation into a destination.#newengland #folklore #history #hermits #section-Articles
The Curious History of New England’s Hermit Tourism -
From its hand-dug well to its fully sustainable power grid, Greensburg’s defining characteristic has been its own constant reinvention.#subterraneansites #subterranean #naturaldisaster #museums #water #history #roadtrip #roadsideattractions #tornadoes #wells #section-Articles
This Kansas Town Advertised the World’s Largest Well. It Wasn’t. -
In an underground maze filled with miles and miles of retail storefronts, our reporter searches for the heart of the Canadian dream.#art #banksy #shops #shopping #underground #malls #podcastinternal #section-Articles
A Supposedly Boring Mall I Might Actually Visit Again -
High above a roaring river, a man perilously hand-weaves the Q’eswachaka suspension bridge as part of a 500-year tradition. What happens when he retires?#pasta #tradition #mountains #incas #bridges #podcastinternal #section-Articles
This Man Rebuilds the Last Inca Rope Bridge Yearly -
Nothing captures the attention like big food on wheels.#almonds #food #marketing #cars #favoritethingsnewsletterinternal #section-Articles
On the Road in a Giant Almond -
The Color of St. Patrick's Day Wasn't Always Green
Ireland’s patron saint was once dressed in blue—before his holiday got its signature hue.#colonialism #immigration #parades #festivals #history&culture #catholic #color #holidays #saints #irish #partnerstoryinternal #section-Articles
The Color of St. Patrick's Day Wasn't Always Green -
After spending the last century as a golf course, the Octagon Earthworks are now protected—and celebrated—for their ancient Native American origins.#sacredspaces #ancient #moon #astronomy #preservation #history&culture #mounds #earthworks #indigenous #nativeamericans #section-Articles
These 2,000-Year-Old Mounds Trace the Path of the Moon -
In the 1980s, archaeologists uncovered 168 ancient skeletons from the peat at the bottom of Windover Pond.#burialplaces #bogs #archaeology #nativeamericans #bogbodies #abeginnersguidetotheafterlife #columns #section-Articles
Bog Bodies Lay Hidden in a Florida Pond for More Than 7,000 Years -
American presidents spare no expense when it comes to making an impression.#politics #parades #presidents #elections #section-Articles
Presidential Pageantry: Our Favorite Reads -
Searching for 'Dark Oxygen' in One of the World's Deepest Mines
A scientist's quest for mysterious sources of underground oxygen may offer clues about the origins of life.#elevators #mars #microbes #chemistry #underground #science #mining #mines #scientistsatwork #section-Articles
Searching for 'Dark Oxygen' in One of the World's Deepest Mines -
Not Your Average Snow Day: 8 Wild Ways to Experience Winter Fun in Colorado#snow #waterfalls #ski #trails #cabins #hotsprings #ice #cliffs #nature #forests #mountains #winter #section-Articles
Not Your Average Snow Day: 8 Wild Ways to Experience Winter Fun in Colorado -
Harry Potter's Favorite Sport Is Changing Lives in Rural Uganda
Peek behind the scenes of Atlas Obscura’s new film: "The Ugandan Quidditch Movement."#education #gender #film #africa #quidditch #sports #section-Articles
Harry Potter's Favorite Sport Is Changing Lives in Rural Uganda -
From big-bottomed ants to gorging on salmon, there are plenty of ways to be ready for the cold months ahead.#seasonaleats #archiveofwonder #foragedfoods #animals #ice #prepared #fallfoods #winter #section-Articles
Fat Bears and 5 Other Stories of Preparing for Winter -
You have to see it to believe it—or not.#water #architecturaloddities #camouflage #magnets #section-Articles
10 Optical Illusion Destinations -
From a floating restroom to a john encased in two-way glass, these toilets take using the facilities to a whole new level.#architecturaloddities #publicworks #nature #art #bathrooms #section-Articles
10 Bathrooms to Pee in Before You Die -
10 Places That Will Make You Believe Aliens Are Real#artoutside #petroglyphs #mystery #area51 #ufos #aliens #section-Articles
10 Places That Will Make You Believe Aliens Are Real -
In a century-old hospital, a team of “dream engineers” investigates the science of uneasy sleep.#laboratories #scientistsatwork #sleep #dreams #section-Articles
Inside Montréal’s ‘Dream and Nightmare Laboratory’ -
Archaeologists have found the remains of hundreds of Iron Age fighters at Alken Enge—but they didn't die there.#ironage #bones #bogs #bogbodies #archaeology #militaryhistory #abeginnersguidetotheafterlife #columns #section-Articles
In Denmark, an Ancient Army Met a Mysterious End in a Lake -
In cases of rape and sexual violence, women had few other avenues for seeking justice.#law #dueling #duels #womenshealth #womenshistory #sexism #medieval #section-Articles
Why Medieval Women Sometimes Fought in Bloody Trials by Combat -
The Cerutti Mastodon, found near San Diego, shows signs of being butchered 130,000 years ago—but by who? Or what?#mammoths #paleontology #science #fossils #indigenous #archaeology #puttingusinourplace #columns #section-Articles
The Wild Tale of the Cerutti Mastodon, a Fossil That Could Rewrite the Human Story -
Podcast: Floating Along with Florida's Gentle Giants#migrations #parks #history #history&culture #sea #animals #wildlife #wildlifesanctuaries #conservation #oceans #nature #section-Articles
Podcast: Floating Along with Florida's Gentle Giants -
Podcast: Floating Along with Florida's Gentle Giants#migrations #parks #history #history&culture #sea #animals #wildlife #wildlifesanctuaries #conservation #oceans #nature #section-Articles
Podcast: Floating Along with Florida's Gentle Giants -
Podcast: Floating Along with Florida's Gentle Giants#migrations #parks #history #history&culture #sea #animals #wildlife #wildlifesanctuaries #conservation #oceans #nature #section-Articles
Podcast: Floating Along with Florida's Gentle Giants -
Podcast: Floating Along with Florida's Gentle Giants#migrations #parks #history #history&culture #sea #animals #wildlife #wildlifesanctuaries #conservation #oceans #nature #section-Articles
Podcast: Floating Along with Florida's Gentle Giants -
The Most Dangerously Populated Latitudes in the World#migrations #cities #globes #climatechange #strangemaps #section-Articles
The Most Dangerously Populated Latitudes in the World -
Explore a world of antique oddities, marvels of ancient engineering, and monuments to time.#ferries #pharmacymuseums #towers #clocks #tombs #cablecars #music #roman #museums #cheese #globes #antiques #fries #tools #wine #canals #rivers #section-Articles
Uncover Hidden Treasures and Surprising History Along the Rhine -
A Rare Look Inside Britain's 'Sublime Society of Beefsteaks'
The secret dining club has extolled patriotism, masculinity, and meat since 1735.#secretsociety #beef #clubs #societies #food #section-Articles
A Rare Look Inside Britain's 'Sublime Society of Beefsteaks' -
From venom that can bubble human skin to a sealed Egyptian tomb, Douglas Preston's got an Indiana Jones thing going on.#lostcities #treasure #q&a #archaeology #snakes #murdermystery #murder #skeletons #tombs #section-Articles
The Archaeology Journalist Whose Adventures Are Stranger Than Fiction -
Plus: More than 100 offbeat destinations for sports fans who can't make it to the big game.#swings #photography #wrestling #competitions #sports #archiveofwonder #section-Articles
12 Amazing Athletic Competitions You Should Be Watching -
Heritage breed cattle make quick work of the battlefield’s invasive plant species.#royalty #war #warhistory #battlefields #history #england #scotland #restoration #livestock #cows #photography #section-Articles
How Highland Cows Are Restoring Culloden Battlefield’s Historic Bog -
We're wrong about directions and locations of many countries.#maps #mistakes #globes #strangemaps #section-Articles
Most Canadians Live South of Seattle and Other Map Surprises -
New discoveries of ancient DNA could help scientists find the land of Punt.#news #discovery #lostcities #animals #mummies #ancientegypt #section-Articles
Mummified Baboons in Egypt Point to a Long Lost Land -
The now common term wasn't used to describe medieval Scandinavians until the 19th century.#books #villages #runestones #iceland #sweden #norway #russia #france #medieval #europe #denmark #pirates #paganism #language #linguistics #history #vikings #section-Articles
The Muddled Origins of the Word ‘Viking’ -
Built by Native Americans, Serpent Mound and other spectacular ancient monuments have endured centuries of abuse and neglect. That's finally changing.#earthworks #sacredspaces #nativeamericans #history&culture #unesco #mounds #indigenous #section-Articles
In Ohio, Ancient Mounds and Earthworks Gain Recognition—But Remain Imperiled -
The rise of paganism in the country is reigniting a macabre ritual from the Viking Age.#paganism #vikings #horses #cursedobjects #aoloveshalloween #section-Articles
Impaled Horse Heads Are Appearing More and More Around Iceland -
New Discovery Uncovers a Forgotten Viking Queen More Celebrated Than Kings#runestones #womenshistory #queens #vikings #section-Articles
New Discovery Uncovers a Forgotten Viking Queen More Celebrated Than Kings -
To Save America's Native Bees, the Oregon Bee Project Is Mapping Every Single One
The project aims to make a complete 'bee atlas,' detailing every single local pollinator.#laboratories #longreads #oregon #libraries #library #data #endangeredspecies #climatechange #insects #collections #biology #biodiversity #scientistsatwork #science #honey #nativebees #maps #bees #section-Articles
To Save America's Native Bees, the Oregon Bee Project Is Mapping Every Single One -
For millennia, this cosmological principle guided everything from calendars to urban planning.#globes #cartography #history #maps #books #excerptinternal #section-Articles
A Square, Flat Earth and Round Heaven Meant the World to Ancient China -
Benedict Arnold's Lake Champlain Gunboat Is the Last Shipwreck of Its Kind
Preserved in the lake's chilly waters for more than 200 years, the Spitfire now faces a new threat.#lakes #war #americanrevolution #navalhistory #navy #ships #shipwrecks #maritimehistory #archeology #battlefields #militaryhistory #revolution #freelanceinternal #section-Articles
Benedict Arnold's Lake Champlain Gunboat Is the Last Shipwreck of Its Kind -
The Black Composers of New Orleans Opera Are Finally Getting Their Due#france #blackhistory #blackcomposers #composers #creole #theater #theaters #performances #classicalmusic #opera #section-Articles
The Black Composers of New Orleans Opera Are Finally Getting Their Due -
In a corner of Belarus, wolves and lynx thrive as a new and surprising ecosystem evolves in the wake of disaster.#environment #ecology #ecosystems #science #animals #cats #bears #wolves #wildlife #wildlifesanctuaries #chernobyl #section-Articles
The Chernobyl Disaster Created an Unexpected Predator Paradise