15 stolen wallets from the 1940s were found stashed behind a bathroom wall

Vanishing shipwrecks, meteorite crash, and Black Mountain. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. July 12, 2019 Old Stolen Wallets Fifteen wallets from the 1940s were found stashed behind a bathroom wall in the former Centralia High School in Illinois. Although the money is long gone, the wallets still hold a trove of precious memories. Read More → Vanishing Shipwrecks In December 1941, two Dutch submarines, HNLMS O 16 and HNLMS K XVII, were sunk by Japanese mines somewhere off the coast of Malaysia. Now decades later those two steel warships have gone missing from their underwater graveyard. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Scotland Highlands Join us in September 2020 for an immersive 10-day journey through the stunning Scottish Highlands. Go behind the scenes of Scotland’s oldest and most revered kilt-makers, dine with the current chief of Clan Mackenzie, and dance to traditional Cèilidh tunes in the Jacobite Room of Edinburgh Castle—all guided by a globe-trotting Scottish bagpiper. Learn more → Video Meteorite Crash At the Field Museum in Chicago, you can come face-to-face with the unique Benld Meteorite, which found its way to Earth in 1938 when it smashed through a man's garage. Listen as collection manager Jim Holstein explains the physics of this notable meteorite crash site. Watch Now → Ravenna, Italy Heretical Baptistry This medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry is a rare relic of the short time in the late fifth and early sixth centuries when Gothic kings ruled Italy. Read more → Rossville, Australia Black Mountain Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within the boulder-strewn landscape of this mountain. But even though the area might be dangerous to people (and possibly cattle,) some species still thrive there. Read more → From our friends at History ‘Mutiny Ship’ In the summer of 1978, the S.S. America offered an affordable $135 all-inclusive fare for a two-night cruise to nowhere with a promise of endless luxury. Passengers were instead welcomed by cockroaches, faulty plumbing, and the desire to jump ship. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222