Stumble across the Mojave Desert’s mysterious metal megaphone

Neanderthal technology, creepy children's stories, and "ancient lights." Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. January 29, 2019 Mojave Megaphone No one knows why an 8-foot-long iron megaphone is sitting on top of a hill in a remote strip of the Mojave Desert. Read More → Neanderthal Technology Archaeologists from University College London have demonstrated that the 300,000-year-old “Schöningen spears” used by Neanderthals may prove our ancestors were more advanced than previously thought. Read more → 24 Creepy Kids' Stories “Soap Sally,” Bony-Legs, and “The Bunyip” are just a few of the kids’ books and stories that still haunt Atlas Obscura readers. Read more → ‘Ancient Lights’ A constantly changing British law gives property owners the right to receive adequate and unobstructed daylight through their building’s windows. Traces of the original ordinance can still be found on signs carefully placed under windows. Read more → Las Vegas, Nevada KISS by Monster Mini Golf This blacklight mini-golf course pays tribute to the iconic rock band with 13,000 square feet of band memorabilia and nonstop KISS music. Read more → Liberec, Czechia Ještěd Tower Named after the mountain on which it sits, this unusually shaped radio tower and hotel looks like a mysterious spaceship floating over the city at night. Read more → Food & Drink Tom and Jerry This Midwestern party staple is a batter-based drink that was so popular, it inspired branded punch bowls and mugs in the 1940s through the 1960s. Read more → From our friends at Curiosity Medicinal Cocktail An early remedy for malaria is now a popular ingredient found in a classic drink. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222