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October Is For Sickos

3 diggs Digg Original Media

At Atlas Obscura, October means that we can get excited for the unquestionably most Atlas-y of holidays: Halloween. Actual terror is awful, but it is fun to be a little bit scared. And that's what today's takeover is all about.

GO AHEAD PUNK, MAKE MY DAY

The Story Behind The Bulletproof Photo Craze

2 diggs Atlas Obscura Photos Histories Video

Men shot each other all the time, it seems, for publicity photos in the 1920s.

GET BACK TO WORK

Why Capitalism Creates Pointless Jobs

8 diggs evonomics.com Economics Business

It’s as if someone were out there making up pointless jobs just for the sake of keeping us all working.

FROM WIX ǀ SPONSORED

The Future Of Website Creation

7 diggs Sponsored

Wix has developed the world’s first website-building platform that uses artificial intelligence. The result? Impressively designed sites that are tailored to you and created in minutes. Hello, future.

SINGLE DAD BAND HQ

Behold Poseidon's Fortress, The Best/Worst Home In America

2 diggs Design Video

The perfect home for fans of mythology, surround sound audio, and Godsmack.

PARADISE?

The Competing Gardens Of Eden In Iraq

20 diggs Atlas Obscura World Beliefs Long Reads

How three ancient Edens have survived ISIS, dwindling tourists, and each other.

SLAIN BY CAPITALISM

The Mysterious Lynching Of Frank Little

1 digg The Guardian Histories

Did a 1917 killing presage Donald Trump?

TASTE THE RAINBOW

How Cake Sprinkles Are Made

3 diggs Video Food Video

Extrusion has never been so delicious.

LIVE LIKE A KING

The First Encyclopedia By A Woman Contains The First Image Of A Pretzel

2 diggs Atlas Obscura Histories Books

Twelfth century pretzels were for royalty.

GRAVE MISTAKES

A Graphic Guide To Cemetery Symbolism

3 diggs Atlas Obscura Curious Video

What do clasping hands or doves mean on a gravestone?

HEAR MY TRAIN A'COMIN

Proof That Buster Keaton Was The Bravest Man To Have Walked The Earth

5 diggs Histories Movies Video

Stunt doubles and special effects are for the weak, allegedly.

SAUSAGE AND EXTRA CHEESE

Did Someone Order A Pizza?

10 diggs Eater Sex Culture Food Histories Long Reads

A history of pornography's most persistent narrative cliche.

WHAT A DOLLY EEK YOU HAVE

The Forgotten Secret Language Of Gay Men

5 diggs Atlas Obscura Language Histories

After a heyday in the '50s and '60s, Polari all but vanished.

EVERYBODY GETS MCCOUPONS!

The McDonald's Christmas Commerical That Makes You Question Ronald's Ethics

2 diggs Culture Video

Why is the Hamburglar on a crib, and does Mayor McCheese eat smaller cheeseburgers to harness their power?

MOVING

A Life In Google Maps

1 digg catapult.co Internet Human Nature Personal Essay

In Google Maps, the past never truly disappears.

RUMPLECORE

How 'All the President's Men' Defined The Look Of Journalism On Screen

1 digg Atlas Obscura Movies Culture Media Style

As we enter the final leg of the 2016 presidential campaign, let us examine of the iconic film portrayals of press and politics.

FROM THE DIGG STORE

The Complete Cisco Associate Certification Training Bundle

0 diggs store.digg.com Digg Store

Cisco is the world's leading designer, manufacturer and networking equipment provider. And these 11 courses and 153 modules will prep you to ace exams through the Cisco associate level.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

These 100-Year-Old Photos Reveal The Birth Of The Modern Mugshot

2 diggs Quartz Crime Histories Photos

They are a testament to the history of crime photography.

FREQUENT FLIERS

The Atlas Obscura Map Of Very Long Distance Relationships

13 diggs Atlas Obscura Data Viz Curious Human Nature

How far would you go for love?

DEFYING GRAVITY

Watch This Dancer Dominate The Laws Of Physics On A Cyr Wheel

5 diggs Vimeo Video Video

National Circus School graduate, Shena Tschofen, performs a hypnotizing routine that will make you want to take up cyr wheel classes.

JUST WALK AROUND IT

A Periodic Table Of NYC Trash

2 diggs The New Yorker Cities

Bagel nub, Playbill, spork.

WW-CYCLING?

America’s Short, Violent Love Affair With Indoor Track Cycling

0 diggs Atlas Obscura Histories Culture Sports

A fun Friday night once meant going to the velodrome to watch cyclists collide.

WIKISCARED

A Primer On All Things Creepypasta

5 diggs aeon Internet Human Nature

Essential reading for October.

MOTHER COBRA

Ali Wong Is Just The Best

3 diggs The New Yorker Entertainment Culture Funny Human Nature

The New Yorker discovers "Baby Cobra."

RACE AND POLITICS

Baltimore Vs. Marilyn Mosby

7 diggs The New York Times Law Cities Crime Long Reads

In the midst of a national crisis of police violence, Baltimore’s state’s attorney gambled that prosecuting six officers for the death of Freddie Gray would help heal her city. She lost much more than just the case.

MICHIKO SHADE

How Hitler Rose to Power

7 diggs The New York Times Books Politics

There is one word missing from this review.

BATS BATS BATS

Watch This Adorable Bat Squeak And Stare At You With Glassy Eyes

4 diggs Video Animals Video

Spend a minute or two with Jeddah the grey-headed flying-fox.

DEAD CAN PET

Finally, New Yorkers Can Be Buried With Their Pets

0 diggs Gothamist Animals

Ashes to ashes, chew toy to bone.

BABY BUMPS

How Do You Tell People Your Baby Has A Terminal Illness

1 digg New York Magazine Human Nature

And, really, how do you tell yourself?

BANG BANG

The Geography Of Gunshots

0 diggs story.californiasunday.com Cities

Does the new gunshot-detecting technology work?

FRANKENFOOD

Learn To Mess With Nature By Making A Banana-Kiwi Hybrid Fruit

3 diggs Video Food Video

Mmm modified organism.

BAD TRIPS

The First 'Legal Ayahuasca Church' Might Be A Scam

2 diggs Atlas Obscura Drugs Beliefs

The government, at least, is having trouble believing that it's a religion.

SLURP'S UP

A Visit To The Museum Of Ramen

0 diggs NPR Food

Americans have shorter noodles in their soup.

MOOOUIE ARMSTRONG

Jazz For Cows

6 diggs Video Funny Animals Music Video

Taking the bull by the horns.

PARADOXICAL PARROT DEPT.

We're Sequencing Every Member Of The Weirdest Bird Species On Earth

4 diggs Atlas Obscura Animals Science

Meet the kākāpō — a nocturnal, flightless parrot who we are about to understand on an unprecedented level.

FAKE BFFS

How Our Make-Believe Relationships With Celebrities Shape Our Social Lives

0 diggs Atlas Obscura Culture Entertainment Human Nature

It’s in our nature to want to form relationships with others — even if they don’t know who we are.

WHO IS PAYING, THOUGH?

France And Britain Just Beat Donald Trump To Building A Border Wall

1 digg Washington Post World

Construction began of the “Great Wall of Calais" last week.

CROSS WAYS

One Texas Pastor's Mission To Build The Largest Cross In The Western Hemisphere

12 diggs Texas Monthly Beliefs Architecture

Corpus Christi might get a 230-foot mega-cross.

NEVER FORGET

Memorial To Fake Staten Island Ferry Octopus Attack Appears In NYC

3 diggs Mental Floss Curious

And you thought only Japan was in danger.

SOUND OF MUSIC

Behind The Scenes Photos Of NYC's Steinway Piano Factory

13 diggs Atlas Obscura Photos

A Steinway grand piano consists of 12,116 parts.