Why does the U.S. Army own so many fossils?

Fiction discoveries, Signtronix signs, and Elvis's Lincoln limo. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. August 09, 2019 Elvis Car for Sale Elvis’s 1967 Lincoln Continental limousine, which once served as something of a royal carriage for the Presley family, has since fallen into a state of disrepair. It goes up for auction next week, dust and all. Read More → Fossils of the U.S. Army The U.S. Army never set out to own so many fossils. The fossils—from trilobites to dinosaurs and everything in between—came as a kind of byproduct of the Corps’s actual, more logistical purpose: flood control. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Arctic Expedition Join us on a 14-day trip next July as we journey with scientists, historians, Inuit artists, and culturalists to three distinct Arctic regions on this exciting voyage aboard the Ocean Endeavour expedition ship. Learn more → Community Fiction Discoveries Just because something is a work of fiction doesn’t mean that it can’t inspire curiosity and discovery in the real world. Tell us about your favorite travel discoveries that were inspired by your favorite books. Share now → HONOLULU, HAWAII Koko Head Stairs This trail—dubbed “Nature’s StairMaster” and the “Stairs of Doom”—is actually an old railroad. The rickety 1,048 stairs gain a walloping 1,100 feet in elevation in under a mile, rewarding hikers with unparalleled views of Hanauma Bay. Read more → Video On the Hunt for Signtronix Signs Meet David Hebb, a self-identified commercial archaeologist based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 2012, Hebb has made it his personal mission to track down and catalog a particular type of commercial sign—those custom made by the California-based manufacturer Signtronix. Watch now → Nut-Eating Gorillas In Loango National Forest of Gabon, a group of western lowland gorillas were recorded dining on leaves, fruits, and, to researchers’ surprise, nuts. Although they’re a staple in trail mix and human diets around the world, no one expected nuts to make it into gorilla cuisine. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222