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Viking discovery, tsundoku, and a funicular. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. October 18, 2018 Maps Shape History A groundbreaking female cartographer charted the evolution of the United States—and the dispossession of Native Americans. Read More → Show Us Your Tsundoku! We've all got them: stacks of untouched books that we might never read. The Japanese call it tsundoku, and we want to see yours. Read more → Found: A Rare Viking Boat This archaeological treasure was hiding in a field in Norway, less than two feet below the surface. Read more → SANTA MARGALIDA, SPAIN Prehistoric Cemetery Located just steps from the Mediterranean Sea, the sprawling Necropolis of Son Real was used from the Iron Age up through the Roman era. Read more → ABERYSTWYTH, WALES Seaside Funicular A 19th-century railway shuttles visitors up this sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras. Read more → UKIAH, CALIFORNIA Wobbly World The Ukiah Latitude Observatory is one of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble. Read more → Food & Drink Black Pepper's Old Rival Long pepper—a sweeter, more citrusy alternative to black pepper—is now used almost exclusively in India. But it used to have a transcontinental reach. Read more → From Our Friends at Curiosity Very Eerie Mansion What once was a luxurious home in the Thousand Islands archipelago is now virtually abandoned and home to a history of misfortunes. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222