Found: a lost charter issued by King John more than 800 years ago

Ottoman dress codes, disappearing islands, and Chinese medical dolls. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. March 29, 2019 Found: A Lost Charter On March 26, 1200, the court of King John issued a charter granting new ownerships of two hamlets in County Durham. The original document eluded historians for nearly a millennium before it was discovered in the archives of Durham University’s Residential Research Library. Read More → Ottoman Dress Code A Bulgarian cavalryman and a veiled Turkish woman showing a glimpse of hair are two of the illustrations found in a clothing guide once owned by Alexander III. The lavish watercolors give a snapshot of the many regions and cultures that comprised the Ottoman Empire during the 16th and 17th centuries. Read more → Disappearing Islands The South Pacific is enduring a sea level rise of about a fifth of an inch per year. However, some island nations, such as Tuvalu, commonly cited as a climate-change victim, aren't disappearing at all. They're actually growing. So how do we make sense of all of this? Read more → Community New Flavors Club Introducing the Gastro Obscura New Flavors Club. For our inaugural installment, try an obscure type of bread you’ve never eaten before and tell us about your experience in our Community forums. Join Now → Chinese Medical Doll Often when a woman saw a doctor in 18th-century China, she wasn’t allowed to actually see him. Instead she had to map out her pain on an ivory doll from behind a curtain or bamboo screen. Read more → SHINGLETON, MICHIGAN Chapel Rock Comprised of Cambrian age sandstone dating back approximately 500,000 million years, Chapel Rock is the result of the erosion caused by a proglacial lake. Read more → Food & Drink Dole Whip This dairy-free pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks. Read more → From our friends at History Monster Blizzard In January 1886 a massive blizzard imperiled settlers and wiped out about 75 percent of the livestock in Kansas. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222