Sarah Laskow's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Sarah Laskow

Former Atlas Obscura staff writer

2015
joined atlas
obscura

countries
I've visited

places
I've been

places
I want to go

places
published

foods
I've tried

foods
I want to try

Found: A Snake on a Plane

The airline won't say what kind, but it did cancel the flight.

January 9, 2017

For 15 Years, New Orleans Was Divided Into Three Separate Cities

To gain control of the Francophone city, Americans split it into pieces.

January 6, 2017

Found: A 90-Year-Old Live Grenade Sitting in a Museum Closet

The museum called the bomb squad.

January 6, 2017

Found: An Ancient Groundcherry That Proves Nightshades Are Older Than We Think

The family of tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers could be millions of years older than anyone realized.

January 5, 2017

Found: Unexplained Poems Left on the Shelves of a British Grocery Store

One was about bread, the other about deer.

January 5, 2017

Giant Snow 'Mushrooms' Are Winter's Rarest Natural Wonder

They can grow 12 feet wide.

January 4, 2017

Found: A Mysterious Jawbone With Gold Teeth

The teeth revealed its location.

January 4, 2017

Found: A 2,300-Year-Old Sword, Still Shining

A sword from China's Warring States period was found in a Xinyang tomb.

January 3, 2017

Visiting Disney World is the Modern Version of Making a Medieval Pilgrimage

According to anthropologists, religious studies experts, and art historians.

December 30, 2016

San Francisco Was Just Subjected to a Mysterious, Gross Smell

December 29, 2016

Found: Viking Jewelry Sent to a Museum by an Anonymous Donor

The simple packages also included two Bronze Age axes.

December 29, 2016

Chicago's Greatest New Year's Day Tradition Is a Car Rally Scavenger Hunt

Every New Years Day since 1955, a Chicago car club has hosted a scavenger hunt about finding the city's secrets.

December 22, 2016

Found: A Glimpse of the World Under Antarctica's Ice

It's surprisingly warm down there.

December 22, 2016

Found: An Egg With No Yolk

Otherwise known as a "fart egg."

December 21, 2016

Found: A Lot of Terrifying Creatures From the Deep Sea, Thanks to This Russian Fisherman

Here is your nightmare fuel, forever.

December 20, 2016

interactive maps

A Year in Discovery: The 58 Greatest Finds of 2016

From bog butter to a ghost octopus, here's an interactive map of the year's best discoveries.

December 20, 2016

Found: The Original Ad for the Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo was getting ready to bring its gaming system to the U.S.

December 20, 2016

Found: A Photo That Might Prove This Famous Jewish Assassin Survived the Holocaust

His actions were used to justify Kristallnacht.

December 19, 2016

Defy Age Using a 3,600-Year-Old Face Cream Recipe With a Deadly Ingredient

The ancient Egyptians were far ahead of their time.

December 16, 2016

Found: The World’s Oldest Pool of Water Is 2 Billion Years Old

It's almost 2 miles down in a Canadian mine.

December 16, 2016

Found: The Highest Wave Ever Detected by a Buoy

It was taller than a six-story building.

December 14, 2016

The Long-Banned Tradition of Mummering in Newfoundland Is Making a Comeback

Resurrecting a centuries-old Christmas ritual with creepy masks, horse heads, and bras worn on the outside.

December 13, 2016

Found: A Lost City in Greece

No one realized how extensive these ruins were.

December 13, 2016

Found: A Map of the Entire Internet, As of 1973

It fit on one sheet of paper.

December 12, 2016