Ambassador @ambassador

7 posts5 participants0 posts today

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · 13h

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
Codex Gigas: Who Drew the Devil in This Massive Medieval Bible?

Atlas Obscura · 13hCodex Gigas: Who Drew the Devil in This Massive Medieval Bible?By The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · 1d

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

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
What Ever Happened to the Murder Hornets?

Atlas Obscura · 1dWhat Ever Happened to the Murder Hornets?By The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · 3d

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

Atlas Obscura Mailbag: Urban Exploration, Illegal Carvings, and Repeat Vacations#crime #travel #abandonedhouses #abandoned #beaches #gear #exploration #mountains #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Atlas Obscura Mailbag: Urban Exploration, Illegal Carvings, and Repeat Vacations

Atlas Obscura · 3dAtlas Obscura Mailbag: Urban Exploration, Illegal Carvings, and Repeat VacationsBy The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · 4d

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

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
Biosphere 2: How Volunteers Survived for 2 Years in an Airtight Habitat

Atlas Obscura · 4dBiosphere 2: How Volunteers Survived for 2 Years in an Airtight HabitatBy The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · 4d

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

A physics expert and audio engineer may have solved the mystery of a strange noise that rattled an Oregon town in 2016.#mystery #sounds #ufos #eeriefeeling #section-Articles
Listening for Echoes of the Forest Grove Sound

Atlas Obscura · 4dListening for Echoes of the Forest Grove SoundBy Colin Dickey

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · 5d

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

Napoleon spent his final years in exile throwing dinner parties for his generals.#frenchrevolution #warhistory #museums #islands #gardens #prisons #napoleonbonaparte #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Longwood House: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Beautiful Prison

Atlas Obscura · 5dThe Longwood House: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Beautiful PrisonBy The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · 6d

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

When your new partner shows up without luggage, or, worse yet, turns out to be a morning person.#travel #dates #podcastinternal #section-Articles
How Was Your First Trip With Your Significant Other?

Atlas Obscura · 6dHow Was Your First Trip With Your Significant Other?By The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jul 8

Jul 8

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

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
The Bus, the Myth, the Legend: Ivan the Terra Bus

Atlas Obscura · Jul 8The Bus, the Myth, the Legend: Ivan the Terra BusBy The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jul 7

Jul 7

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

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
What Makes a Pest a Pest?

Atlas Obscura · Jul 7What Makes a Pest a Pest?By The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jul 5

Jul 5

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

Luis Sorriano straps his books to two trusted donkeys and brings the classroom to children in hard-to-reach towns.#literature #animals #schools #libraries #education #books #donkeys #podcastinternal #section-Articles
How One Man and His ‘Biblioburro’ Spreads Literacy in Rural Colombia

Atlas Obscura · Jul 5How One Man and His ‘Biblioburro’ Spreads Literacy in Rural ColombiaBy The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jul 4

Jul 4

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

The only skyscraper Frank Lloyd Wright designed is currently sitting empty. Turns out, its design was maybe a little too considered.#architecturaloddities #buildings #skyscrapers #architecture #franklloydwright #podcastinternal #section-Articles
What Happened to Price Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper?

Atlas Obscura · Jul 4What Happened to Price Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper?By The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jul 3

Jul 3

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

The Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon: Why This Legendary Philosopher Put His Own Body on Display#maori #colonialism #science #dissection #skeletons #statues #selfmummified #universities #mummies #waxanatomy #history #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon: Why This Legendary Philosopher Put His Own Body on Display

Atlas Obscura · Jul 3The Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon: Why This Legendary Philosopher Put His Own Body on DisplayBy The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jul 1

Jul 1

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

The Truth Is Out There at the Dreamland Resort (or Should We Say ‘Area 51?’)#fbi #cia #aircraft #drones #atombombs #government #deserts #conspiracytheories #area51 #ufos #aliens #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Truth Is Out There at the Dreamland Resort (or Should We Say ‘Area 51?’)

Atlas Obscura · Jul 1The Truth Is Out There at the Dreamland Resort (or Should We Say ‘Area 51?’)By The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jun 30

Jun 30

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

In the 1860s and ’70s, people would gather, listen to live music, eat delicious food, and ... watch people walk in circles?#history #sports #bicycles #competitions #races #podcastinternal #section-Articles
How the 6-Day Race Became an American Spectator Obsession

Atlas Obscura · Jun 30How the 6-Day Race Became an American Spectator ObsessionBy The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jun 28

Jun 28

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

Located across from a bookstore in Alresford, England, this public toilet served as an information superhighway for spies.#bookstores #ussr #weapons #nuclear #love #espionage #spies #bathrooms #coldwar #podcastinternal #section-Articles
This Public Bathroom in a Sleepy English Village Was an Epicenter for Cold War Espionage

Atlas Obscura · Jun 28This Public Bathroom in a Sleepy English Village Was an Epicenter for Cold War EspionageBy The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jun 27

Jun 27

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

In 1800, Elma Sands was found murdered at the bottom of the Manhattan Well. What followed was America’s first recorded trial.#mystery #history #murdermystery #murder #subterraneansites #subterranean #wells #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Manhattan Well: How Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton United to Solve a Murder Mystery

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jun 26

Jun 26

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

An urban explorer ventured deep below the bustling streets of downtown Minneapolis. He discovered more than he bargained for.#cities #subterraneansites #subterranean #caves #sewers #science #geologicaloddities #geology #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Schieks Cave Below Minneapolis Contains a Lake of Warm Sewage

Atlas Obscura · Jun 26Schieks Cave Below Minneapolis Contains a Lake of Warm SewageBy The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jun 25

Jun 25

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

Want to be a hit at a third-century Roman dinner party? Look no further than ‘Deipnosophistae’ by Athenaeus of Naucratis.#food #foodhistory #cooking #ancient #ancientrome #ancientfoods #ancientgreece #greece #philosophy #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Ancient Greek Guide to Succeeding at Dinner Parties

Atlas Obscura · Jun 25The Ancient Greek Guide to Succeeding at Dinner PartiesBy The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jun 24

Jun 24

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

We look for wonder everywhere we go. But today, let’s talk about the trips that aren’t worth it.#bus #bathrooms #fires #bridges #timessquare #mardigras #everest #mountains #titanic #deepsea #survivalism #pyramids #podcastinternal #section-Articles
AO Mailbag: Which Places Just Aren’t Worth Visiting?

Atlas Obscura · Jun 24AO Mailbag: Which Places Just Aren’t Worth Visiting?By The Podcast Team

#sectionarticles

**Atlas Obscura** @atlas@libranet.de · Jun 23

Jun 23

Atlas Obscura @atlas@libranet.de

Though the golden age of benshi was drowned out by the advent of sound, their art form is far from silenced.#lostart #film #midnightshowing #horror #section-Articles
Remembering the Heyday of Japan’s Silent FIlm Narrators

Atlas Obscura · Jun 23Remembering the Heyday of Japan’s Silent Film NarratorsBy Pat Cassels

#sectionarticles

Drag & drop to upload

Recent searches

Search options

Administered by:

Server stats:

#sectionArticles