When infants in incubators were a sideshow attraction

Fossils, "going Dutch," and a giant roly-poly. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. October 01, 2018 Infants in Incubators In the early 20th century, Martin Couney's sideshow attraction at New York City's Coney Island featured premature babies in incubators. The relatively new technology offered infants around-the-clock care that hospitals didn't provide. By one estimate, Couney saved the lives of 6,500 infants. Read More → video Unboxing a Roly-Poly We went to Chicago's Field Museum to get a closer look at the institution's collection of giant, deep-sea isopod specimens. watch now → We're Hardly Using Fossils A recent study shows that the vast majority of all fossils ever found are languishing in museum storage. Is it time to dig them up again? Read more → Origins of 'Going Dutch' The term for splitting the bill has its roots in a bitter international rivalry. Read more → iran Caravan Resting Place Located on an ancient trade route, Deir-e Gachin is one of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia. Read more → AGUADILLA, PUERTO RICO Lighthouse Ruins Mother Nature and years of neglect took their toll on the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. Read more → STOR-ELVDAL, NORWAY Storelgen (The Big Elk) The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim. Read more → food & drink Japan's Zunda Flavoring everything from dumplings to mochi, this sweet and salty paste shows another side to the beloved edamame. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222