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  2. Atlas Obscura - Wikipedia

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    2009. OCLC number. 960889351. Atlas Obscura is an American -based online magazine and travel company. [1][2][3][4] It was founded in 2009 by author Joshua Foer and documentary filmmaker/author Dylan Thuras. [4][5] It catalogs unusual and obscure travel destinations via user-generated content. [6] The articles on the website cover a number of ...

  3. 1933 Old Millfun - Wikipedia

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    The five buildings were built in 1933 during the Republic of China period. [2] Property managers say that they comprise 32,500 square meters, [3] described by the Atlas Obscura travel guide as "an eerie Gotham-Deco achievement in concrete, glass, and steel, and the last remaining of its design in the world."

  4. Octopus Tree (Oregon) - Wikipedia

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    Octopus Tree. Octopus Tree. Cape Meares, Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. Coordinates. 45°29′11″N 123°58′41″W  /  45.4863°N 123.9780°W  / 45.4863; -123.9780. The Octopus Tree (also known as the Candelabra Tree, Council Tree, and Monstrosity Tree) is a Sitka spruce tree on Cape Meares in Tillamook County, Oregon ...

  5. David Plotz - Wikipedia

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    David A. Plotz [3] (born 31 January 1970) [4] is an American journalist and former CEO of Atlas Obscura, an online magazine devoted to discovery and exploration. [5] A writer with Slate since its inception in 1996, Plotz was the online magazine's editor from June 2008 until July 2014, [6] succeeding Jacob Weisberg. [7]

  6. Oddities (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    November 4, 2010. (2010-11-04) –. April 27, 2014. (2014-04-27) Oddities is a half-hour documentary / reality television program which follows the operation of an East Village, Manhattan shop which trades in antiques and other rarities. The show premiered on November 4, 2010, and airs on the Discovery Channel and its sister network, the ...

  7. Christopher Herwig - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Herwig. Christopher Herwig is a Canadian photographer and filmmaker primarily known for his photographs of vernacular architecture, in particular Soviet bus stops. Herwig has spent 15 years travelling throughout the countries of the former USSR to document hundreds of sculptural bus stop shelters created by local artists and ...

  8. Hi Jolly Monument - Wikipedia

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    February 28, 2011. The Hi Jolly Monument is a grave site in the Hi Jolly Cemetery located at Quartzsite, Arizona, United States, marking the grave of Hi Jolly, a Syrian -born camel driver brought to the United States in 1856 to drive camels for the US Cavalry. [2] The site is located halfway between Phoenix, Arizona, and Los Angeles, California ...

  9. Inaccessible Island - Wikipedia

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    Inaccessible Island is a volcanic island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 31 km (19 mi) south-west of Tristan da Cunha. Its highest point, Swale's Fell, reaches 581 m (1,906 ft), and the island is 12.65 km 2 (4.88 sq mi) in area. The volcano was last active approximately one million years ago and is now extinct.