How one man and his dog rowed more than 700 Kākāpōs to safety  
Puzzling real estate, Death Cell Door, and more.  
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February 24, 2020  
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Saving the Kākāpōs  
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In the late 19th century, Richard Henry laid a blueprint for modern conservation in New Zealand by  
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rowing more than 700 kākāpōs, flightless, moss colored parrots, to a smaller sanctuary island  
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nearby.  
His vision never quite became a reality, but conservationists are now beginning to finish  
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his dream.  
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For Sale: Puzzling Real Estate  
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More than a century after Harvey A.  
Moyer’s carriage making business ran out of gas, his old  
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factory is up for sale. It comes with a storied history and a mysterious house perched on top.  
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ATLAS OBSCURA TRIPS  
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Chernobyl, Minsk, and the Belarusian Independence Day Parade  
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This summer, glimpse modernist architecture in Minsk and celebrate the Belarusian Independence Day  
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Parade.  
We'll also venture into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, a place few people get the chance to  
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visit. You'll meet Pripyat locals who are resettling in the area.  
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SANTIPONCE, SPAIN  
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Amphitheatre of Italica  
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The first Roman city in Spain was also home to one of the empire's most impressive architectural  
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feats.  
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND  
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Death Cell Door  
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Many of Edinburgh's most unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door prior to their  
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execution.  
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A Tale of Two Cypruses  
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In Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, physical barriers separate the Greek and Turkish communities but  
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many residents don’t seem to mind.  
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TULSA, OKLAHOMA  
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The Center of the Universe  
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The so called Center of the Universe in downtown Tulsa is marked by a small concrete circle in the  
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middle of a larger circle of bricks. It’s not much to look at, but looking isn’t really the point.  
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FROM THE ARCHIVES  
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World’s Worst Sandwich  
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Because of a strict, late 19th century excise law, the Raines sandwich was everywhere in New York.  
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It was also inedible.  
Bar staff would commonly take the sandwich back seconds after it had arrived  
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just so patrons could have a drink.  
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