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FOUND: One Species of Worm With Five Different Mouth Shapes

January 5, 2016

The Twisted Things People Have Done For A Klondike Bar

January 4, 2016

no one's watching week

Venison Jello, 'Mystery Ingredients,' and Other Triumphs of Soviet Cuisine

December 30, 2015

Golden Pigs, Jesus-Shaped Bread, and 5 Other Delightful European Christmas Customs

December 21, 2015

Victorian Cookbooks Were Stuffed with Costumed Roosters and Sphinx Cakes

December 18, 2015

Object Of Intrigue: Chess You Play With Your Nose

December 15, 2015

fleeting wonders

Fleeting Wonders: Archival Fruitcake Exhumed Once Again

December 14, 2015

Fleeting Wonders: A Sweet Potato Silo That Has Been On Fire Since Thanksgiving

December 11, 2015

Atlas Obscura Gift Guide: 7 Presents for the Dinner Party Prankster

December 10, 2015

The Ghost Forests of Christmas Past: How A Fungus Stole Roasted Chestnuts

December 10, 2015

What Brits Talk About When they Talk About Pudding

December 3, 2015

Is Your Pumpkin Spice Latte Polluting Rivers?

December 2, 2015

fleeting wonders

Fleeting Wonders: A Cheese Heist in Canada

November 30, 2015

historical recipes

The Forgotten Baking Technique That Turns Bacteria Into Delicious, Cheesy Bread

Making salt-rising bread is a culinary science experiment dating back to the 1800s.

February 17, 2022

Cranberries Are the Only Thanksgiving Food That Actually Came From the United States

Anyone up for some mashed sunchokes?

November 25, 2015

FOUND: 10,000-Year-Old Fava Beans

November 24, 2015

How Turducken Went From Food Of Kings To Poultry of the Populace

November 23, 2015

Doritos Nachos, Pasta With Mayo, Corn Pizza: How Other Places Imagine American Food

November 18, 2015