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Sarah Laskow

Former Atlas Obscura staff writer

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Found: A Hidden Monument in the Center of Petra

Space archaeology strikes again.

Found: A Stash of 19th Century Wine Abandoned by Nazi Sympathizers

It's still good!

Found: Secretly Glowing Sharks

They might look grey to us, but they're glowing a biofluorescent green.

How a Siege in Algeria Sold France on Iced Coffee

Supposedly, heroic French soldiers enjoyed taking their coffee with water.

airplane graveyard

Found: A Black Box, Missing for 31 Years, High on a Mountain

Two Massachusetts men went on a quest, and found their "treasure."

Found: Baby Falcons, High Up on NYC Bridges

Falcon babies—so fluffy, so deadly.

Honeysuckle Is a Blob-Like Monster Taking Over American Forests

Honeysuckle is so invasive that some states have banned its sale.

Found: Rare, 100-Year-Old Hobo Graffiti, Etched into an L.A. Bridge

Including the mark of A-No. 1, America's most famous hobo.

Found: The Oldest Handwritten Document Ever Discovered in England

It was accidental.

The Lost Secret Sign Language of Sawmill Workers

In the 1970s, sawmill workers could talk about technical matters or insult each other in their own special sign language.

Found: A Rare Nazi Coding Machine, Hiding in a Garden Shed

A museum volunteer saw it on eBay.

Why the Future of America's Clearest Lake Is Murky

Deep ventilation could happen less often as the world warms.

Found: Bacteria Resistant to the Drug of Last Resort

Found: Circles of Stones Arranged by Neanderthals 176,500 Years Ago

In a cave in France, there are two circles of carefully cut and arranged stalagmites.

amusement parks

Classic Carnival Rides Are Flight Simulators in Disguise

That's what their inventor Lee Eyerly intended them to be, anyway.

Found: 70 Hidden Cave Paintings From 14,500 Years Ago

There are horses, goats, deer and an impaled bison, among others.

Found: A Hidden Population of Tasmanian Devils

This previously unknown group of devils could add much needed genetic diversity to the ailing species.

Found: A Rare ‘Werewolf’ Kitten Born Without a Breeder

A Lykoi kitten, with a naturally occurring mutation, was found in South Africa.

Found: Large And Deadly Nile Crocodiles, Now in Florida

They're a little terrifying.

Forests Can Handle Hurricanes, Unless Humans Interfere

A forest's recovery can be long and slow, but surprisingly successful.

Found: A Stolen Letter From Christopher Columbus

It ended up in the Library of Congress.

A Secret Forest Grew for Millennia in North America Without Anyone Noticing

Cedar trees living on steep cliffs were centuries old, and no one knew.

Found: A Baby Alpaca Trapped in a Hole

A dirt bath went very wrong.

secret passages

Found: Secret Rooms in a Very Old Theater

The Perth Theatre is giving up its secrets.