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EricGrundhauser

Director of Programming, Atlas Obscura Membership. Eric heads up Atlas Obscura's membership program, hosting and producing shows that bring our curious world to life! He lives in Brooklyn with his comic book collection. His work has been featured on Slate, NPR, Vanity Fair, The AV Club, Motherboard, Smithsonian, and a bunch of other places where reasonable content is sold. Helluva guy. Have any issues? eric@atlasobscura.com

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A Military Chopper Touched Down to Stop and Ask for Directions in Kazakhstan

Everybody gets a little lost sometimes.

February 17, 2017

In Heraldry, Hearts Can Symbolize Everything From Lily Pads to Testicles

February 16, 2017

The Best Way to Find a Time Capsule

They've been waiting for you.

February 15, 2017

The Ships That Helped Silence the Early USSR's Intellectuals

In 1922, Russia exiled hundreds of academics and journalists on "Philosophers' Ships" to make way for the Soviet Union.

February 14, 2017

It's Not Always Easy Being Iceland's Best Witchcraft Museum

Modern-day lessons abound when you're immersed in 17th century sorcery.

February 10, 2017

Inside the High-Flying World of Estonian Extreme Swinging

Kiiking turns Estonia's cultural obsession with swings into an X-Games contender.

February 9, 2017

Decoding the Classic Burglar Outfit

Where did the crook in the striped shirt come from?

January 27, 2017

The Joys of Pretend Villainy

What's so great about playing the bad guy, according to LARPers.

January 26, 2017

The World's Most Powerful 'Super Laser' Has Been Created

It's about the pulses, not the watts.

January 26, 2017

The Myth of the Damsel on the Railroad Tracks

Tying up women in front of oncoming trains was never a real thing.

January 23, 2017

Chinese Police Destroy Fake Terracotta Army

They crushed the imposter soldiers to rubble.

January 17, 2017

The Voder, the First Machine to Create Human Speech

It spoke like a creepy demon.

January 16, 2017

Rediscovering the Wonderful World of Weepuls

These 1980s promotional fuzzballs refuse to die.

January 13, 2017

Predicting the Weather With Shark Oil

No one is quite sure how Bermuda's unique barometers deliver their forecasts.

January 12, 2017

Space Chess Is Here, But No One Is Playing

The three-dimensional version of the game was around long before Star Trek.

January 10, 2017

Blood Pancakes Are The Most Metal of All Flapjacks

Put some plasma in your breakfast.

January 6, 2017

Nearly 100% of Australia Now Has a Feral Cat Problem

Apparently, they can't be herded.

January 4, 2017

Why a Fake Patron Named 'Chuck Finley' Checked Out 2,361 Books at This Florida Library Last Year

Some library workers wanted to ensure the classics stayed on the shelves.

January 3, 2017

FOUND: A Dinosaur That Shed Its Teeth and Grew a Beak

The mouths of these dog-sized T-Rex relatives changed with their diets.

December 27, 2016

The Great Harvard Pee-In of 1973

When fighting for equality meant peeing on the steps.

December 23, 2016

Found, Underwater: One of Canada's Earliest Gardens

It's around 3,800 years old.

December 23, 2016

Does America Have a Secret Kangaroo Population?

And if not, what's that thing hopping in the distance?

December 22, 2016

This Christmas, Jam a Candle in an Orange

Add some ribbon and candy kebabs and you've got yourself a Christingle.

December 20, 2016

Here's When You Told Us You Open Your Christmas Presents

How common are your traditions?

December 16, 2016