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World's Largest Cheese Slicer in Robertsfors N,...

August 5, 2021

Between the cities of Umeå and Skellefteå in Northern Sweden, right outside the tiny town of Ånäset, is where you’ll find them: two giant cheese slicers. Leaning on each other, they welcome visitors to an area known as the Kingdom of Cheese. This dairy-wonderland of a name has a lot to do with the locally famous Västerbotten Cheese, which is made only in the nearby village of Burträsk. The cheese slicer, or cheese plane, was invented in 1925 by the Norwegian...

Les Arnaules Prehistoric Bridge in Manresa, Spain

August 5, 2021

The bridge is located within the Geopark of Central Catalonia. More than 36 million years ago there was a sea in the geographical heart of Catalonia. The waters fell as the region’s mountain ranges rose, a process that has left behind stunning rock formations. This natural bridge made up of the fossilized remains of ancient sea creatures is one of those spectacular pieces of stone. Les Arnaules Prehistoric Bridge, also popularly known as Pont Foradat (Perforated Bridge), is located near...

Ritual of Periarosis Column in Athens, Greece

August 5, 2021

Epidemics were a common occurrence throughout the history of the Ottoman Empire. The city of Athens was generally free from large public health issues during Ottoman occupation, however, in 1789 many of the citizens became concerned when they learned other areas of the empire were suffering from a plague. As the epidemic spread, many elder citizens recommended reviving the Ritual of Periarosis to protect against the epidemic (periarosis is an ancient Greek word for farming plow). A procession was...

Dedham Powder House in Dedham, Massachusetts

August 5, 2021

In a town dotted with magnificent old homes, a National Historic Landmark county courthouse, and the oldest timber-frame house in North America—the most noteworthy structure may be one not much larger than the privies in use when it was built prior to the Revolutionary War. The Dedham Powder House was constructed in 1766 for the town by a group of men including Captain David Fuller and Deacon Nathaniel Kingsbury. Made of brick and lime mortar, the small, sturdy structure...

The Mysterious Street Snack That Has Baffled...

August 5, 2021

A vendor was cutting slices off what looked like the trunk of a tree on his push-cart. This was in Bengaluru, the city in the south Indian state of Karnataka where I live. The core was a creamy white and the skin a brownish-orange. He cut horizontally, in circles, with the precision of a surgeon, so thin that I could see through the pieces. “It’s a root. It can grow five feet deep and 300kg,” he explained, in response...

'Toilet in Nature' in Ichihara, Japan

August 5, 2021

Japan is widely known for its world-class toilet culture. Not only has it invented and popularized high-tech toilets, but there are also several public bathrooms across the country worth noting. Some of them are art installations, others are simply quirky or unique. The women’s restroom at Itabu Station, Chiba Prefecture, is a good example of that and stylizes itself as “the world’s largest bathroom stall.” Officially titled “Toilet in Nature,” the restroom was created by famed Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto...

Great Bridge Lock in Chesapeake, Virginia

August 5, 2021

Marshall Parks, Sr. was superintendent and chief engineer of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company in the early 1800s. This canal was crafted by hand and was only able to support the passage of small vessels. With the rise of steam-powered ships around 1820, Parks oversaw a project to widen and deepen the canal to accommodate increasingly larger vessels. Upon his passing in 1840, his son Marshall Parks, Jr. inherited the company and built an even larger canal. He benefitted...

Treasury Building Column Section in Fort Belvoir,...

August 5, 2021

The Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., is the third building that has housed the nation’s center of finance. (The previous two were lost in fires in 1814 and 1833.) While this building has remained standing, it has undergone a number of changes since it was first built, including a significant change to the colonnade that runs the length of the building. Completed in 1842, the third treasury building now forms the East wing of the present structure at 15th...

Podcast: Malcolm and the Mermaid

August 5, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, host Dylan Thuras chats with author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell about a beloved Disney movie, and the deeper questions it raises about the stories we tell ourselves—and our children—about places real and imaginary. You can listen to Malcolm Gladwell’s series on The Little Mermaid and other stories in the latest season of Revisionist History. Our podcast is an...

How the 'Boston Cooler' Became a Classic...

August 4, 2021

In August 1924, a reader contributed a recipe to the Detroit Free Press for “a nectar that the Olympians pined for but didn’t know how to make.” The cool summer drink consisted of sarsaparilla (a sassafras soft drink) poured over a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and stirred until smooth. The name of this sweet, godly elixir? The Boston Cooler. It makes sense that a Detroiter would wax poetic about the Boston Cooler: Motown has become synonymous with the...

The Biophysicist Transforming Asparagus Into Medical Implants

August 4, 2021

His lab is filled with apples, asparagus, broccoli, celery, mushrooms, red peppers, strawberries, and tomatoes. “Honestly, it looks like a farmers market,” says Andrew Pelling. “I’m not joking … the students just go to the grocery store and buy whatever.” Around 10 years ago, Pelling, a biophysicist, started thinking with his team about materials that could be used to reconstruct damaged or diseased human tissues. Surrounded by a rainbow of fresh fruits and vegetables at his University of Ottawa...

Cimitero di Guerra di Milano (Milan War...

August 4, 2021

In the Cimitero di Guerra di Milano (Milan War Cemetery), 421 soldiers from Commonwealth nations (27 of whom are unidentified) who participated in the Italian Liberation War and died during World War II are buried. The small cemetery, in the typical British style, is immersed in the greenery of the Aniasi Park and is surrounded by a hedge and protected by large trees. It is made up of white plaques all the same on an English lawn. At the...

The Curious Past and Uncertain Future of...

August 4, 2021

The water begins its 400-mile journey gushing from a spring tucked in a rocky Anatolian slope. Following the narrow channel, it rushes past grazing lands and olive groves, and then through a steep, half-moon canyon carved by the currents before it. The water then enters a flat valley that stretches to the Aegean Sea. Across this wide plain, it curves and curls like a dark snake. Along the way, smaller tributaries feed the flow. Other things enter the river:...

Grandad's Magical Wonderland in Broadmeadow, Australia

August 4, 2021

There once was a patch of public land in a Newcastle suburb that lay neglected and forgotten. Where others saw overgrown grass and untamed brambles, a man named Merv Moyle saw a wild jungle of exotic flowering trees and mythical creatures hiding in the foliage. A lifelong gardener, Moyle began to transform the neglected patch, planting palms and azaleas and ferns, stringing up garlands of roses, and laying winding stone pathways through his little oasis. As the garden grew...

'Morgondagens Väder' ('Tomorrow's Weather') in Stockholm,...

August 4, 2021

When walking through Stockholm’s central station visitors will see a beautiful amalgamation of modern and 18th-century architecture. Parts of the station are kept in their original state, while others are modernized or decorated with art. These art pieces are sometimes more elaborate than one might imagine, such as this hidden weather display by Bigert & Bergström. “Morgondagens Väder,” which means ‘Tomorrow’s Weather,” is an abstract representation of Sweden by means of a cluster of “hanging atmospheric molecules.” Each of these molecules is...

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