It’s simple. It’s delicious. It’s the chopped cheese.#immigration #sandwiches #culture #history&culture #food #podcastinternal #section-Articles
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Invented by one of America’s Founding Fathers, this musical instrument became the center of a medical malpractice scandal.#glass #science #history #musichistory #music #podcastinternal #section-Articles
This art installation has been lovingly looked after for decades by a single caretaker.#arthistory #dirt #art #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Corita Kent: How a Nun Became a Revolutionary Pop Artist#revolution #religion #christianity #museums #arthistory #art #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Corita Kent: How a Nun Became a Revolutionary Pop Artist
Her art asserted joy in a difficult political climate.The Podcast Team (Atlas Obscura)
Australian lyrebirds can imitate car horns, chainsaws ... and beautiful flute music.#law #musicalinstruments #musichistory #songs #music #birds #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Listeners to the Atlas Obscura podcsat share their stories of life-changing trips.#music #trips #olympics #bug #forests #podcastinternal #section-Articles
This luxurious edition of the Persian poetry collection went down with the Titanic in 1912.#writers #literature #calendars #astronomy #persia #poetry #history #books #podcastinternal #section-Articles
London Bridge was falling down, so the city put it up for auction.#voodoo #auctions #architecture #lakes #history #bridges #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Charlie Fitzgerald loaned money to white folks in town to bend the rules in his favor. How long until he became a target?#racism #musichistory #music #culture #clubs #dancing #blackhistory #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Dance at Charlie’s Place wasn’t just dance; it captured the spirit of an era defined by both segregation and creativity.#racism #dancing #musichistory #music #african-american #blackhistory #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Simplicity can be powerful in the right architect’s hands.#history #worldwarii #buildings #chapel #christianity #religion #artists #art #brutalism #architecture #podcastinternal #section-Articles
After being told Black cowboys didn’t exist, Paul Stewart set out to prove they did—and found enough evidence to fill a museum.#museumsandcollections #museums #history #history&culture #cowboys #blackhistory #civilwar #podcastinternal #section-Articles
At the height of segregation when everywhere else was divided, Black and white people danced together to the biggest R&B acts of the time at Charlie’s Place.#history&culture #racism #clubs #music #blackhistory #civilrights #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Charlie’s Place Episode 1: Whispering Pines
At the height of segregation when everywhere else was divided, Black and white people danced together to the biggest R&B acts of the time at Charlie’s Place.The Podcast Team (Atlas Obscura)
Charles Dickens once stayed here on a reading tour for ‘A Christmas Carol.’#assassination #americanrevolution #politics #johnfkennedy #history #hotels #charlesdickens #literature #podcastinternal #section-Articles
How roving capybaras became working-class heroes in Argentina and human residents come together to protect Christmas Island’s crab migration every year.#crustaceans #eggs #rats #islands #ecology #environment #crabs #animals #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil’s Bible, is the largest medieval manuscript still in existence—with an even bigger legend behind it.#legends #latin #libraries #illuminatedmanuscripts #monks #biblical #medieval #objectsofintrigue #devils #books #manuscripts #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Asian giant hornets, or murder hornets, are officially eradicated in the U.S. and Canada—for now.#forests #hunting #animals #insects #bees #podcastinternal #section-Articles
This 1991 experiment spawned a wave of new research about engineering, agriculture, and space exploration.#wetlands #rainforest #greenhouses #ecosystems #recycling #hippies #biodiversity #science #deserts #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The iconic Antarctic airport shuttle is retiring from McMurdo Station after 30 years of service. What will he do next?#culture #antarctic #transportation #bus #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Cats and rats both hunt endangered species. So why do we love one and hate the other?#squirrel #anthropology #bears #environment #ecology #birds #cats #rats #animals #pigeons #pests #podcastinternal #section-Articles