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Japan meat ban, The Great Goddess, and USDA paintings. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. March 28, 2019 Japan Meat Ban For more than 12 centuries, the Japanese mostly avoided eating meat. But after a power shift in 1868, a push for westernization meant the Meiji government started chipping away at ancient dietary taboos, including a ban on beef. Read More → Video Cadaver Factory Tampa, Florida-based SynDaver Labs uses a unique formula of water, salt, and other ingredients to create incredibly lifelike human tissue and organs. Paired with “bones” constructed by 3-D printers, workers at SynDaver carefully sew the fake body parts together with mint dental floss. Watch Now → Atlas Obscura Trips Maine Under Sail Join us on a five-day trip this August as we climb aboard two classic schooners and explore the hidden corners, nautical history, and local traditions of Maine’s charming coastal communities. Learn more → SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACAN DE ARISTA, MEXICO The Great Goddess The mysterious "Spider Woman" can be found in several locations at the Teotihuacan archaeological site, including this striking mural. Rumored to be the Goddess of the underworld, the figure's true meaning remains a mystery. Read more → Community Iconic Restaurants From hole-in-the-wall eateries to unique restaurants you can’t find anywhere else, tell us about the most iconic restaurants that define your neighborhood. Share Now → USDA Paintings In 1886, the USDA established the Division of Pomology to create a national register of plants and fruit. The initiative created thousands of watercolor paintings of fruit and nuts, which helped document new varieties and issue research findings to growers and breeders throughout the country. Read more → Sponsored by TravelNevada Ponderosa Saloon Since the 1900s, this bar in Virginia City, Nevada, has been offering tours of a 19th-century bank vault and a long-abandoned gold mine. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222