In a quiet corner of Kent State University, scientists are exploring innovative ways to study the past. We joined our friends at Gizmodo to visit Kent State University's Experimental Archaeology lab, where... continue reading
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The Hunt-Lenox globe is the second-oldest surviving terrestrial globe and also the oldest known globe to depict the Americas. The globe is covered in hidden details, including the Latin phrase, HC SVNT... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 497 views • 2:26Three hundred and sixty degrees, of seven hundred clowns, all in one small room. Use the arrows in the upper left to look around. Turn on CC for bonus information.
posted by newtboy 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 16 views • 2:07In Eastern Nevada on the top of Wheeler Peak in the Great Basin National park sit some of the oldest living organisms in the world. - https://facebook.com/atlasobscura
posted by newtboy 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 43 views • 3:57YouTube description: Ever wondered what those huge numbers are at the end of runways? We explain! In everything decoded Atlas Obscura tries to explain the simple yet mysterious codes that fill our... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 491 views • 1:17The unflinching warfare of the Lima Bean
posted by newtboy 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 42 views • 36 secsThis massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths
posted by newtboy 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 41 views • 1:59A "ballroom" hidden under a mansion lake built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial
posted by newtboy 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 23 views • 3:21Where Dylan of Atlas Obscura tells you about his favorite places on the planet! Credits for this episode: https://www.flickr.com/photos/5388826... https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandro_... https://www.flickr.com/p... continue reading
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