Mariana Zapata, Atlas Obscura

Mariana Zapata

Atlas Obscura

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Past articles by Mariana:

Happy New Year! You Are Now a Year Older in Korea

In the Korean peninsula, every person turns a year older on the Lunar New Year. → Read More

Watch the Physics of Ballet's Hardest Move Explained

Decoding the legendary spins in Swan Lake. → Read More

Watch Salvador Dali in the Greatest Chocolate Commercial Ever

The sweet stuff was apparently his hidden weakness. → Read More

From Bordeaux to Brie, This Map Plots the Origin of Your Favorite French Food

This 1809 food map sought to prove that France was the culinary leader of the world. → Read More

Watch Dance Meet Geometry in This 1920s German Ballet

Ballerinas go Bauhaus. → Read More

Rock 'n' Roll and Military Dictatorships Almost Destroyed Argentine Tango

As rock music and military regimes began to rise, tango began to fall—was it all just a coincidence? → Read More

See One Woman's Amazing Project to Save a Vanishing Native American Language

Marie Wilcox has created a dictionary to protect Wukchumni from extinction. → Read More

Watch the Oldest Hand-Tap Tattoo Artist in the Philippines at Work

Well into her 90s, Apo Whang-Od continues this ancient tradition. → Read More

Anne Rice Talks Inspiration, Atlantis, and, Yes, Vampires

An interview with the famed author ahead of the release of her upcoming novel "Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis." → Read More

Watch the Microscopic Process of a Crystal Being Born

Proof that chemistry really is art. → Read More

In 1987, a Rival Beer Distributor Was Forced to Admit That Corona Doesn't Contain Urine

From the annals of persistent, totally false rumors. → Read More

How a Forged Sculpture Boosted Michelangelo’s Early Career

Fake it 'til you make it. → Read More

How a Forged Sculpture Boosted Michelangelo’s Early Career

Fake it 'til you make it. → Read More

The Horrifying Legacy of the Victorian Tapeworm Diet

A beauty fad that continues to haunt us. → Read More

Watch the Devil's Fingers Rising From the Underworld

Who knew fungi could be so creepy? → Read More

The Lesbian Vampire Story That Came Before Dracula

Fangs, stakes, and Sapphic undertones. → Read More

How Colombia's Biggest Murder Investigation Was Swayed by a Dream

The crime of the century was, supposedly, revealed in a dream. → Read More

Watch What Designers in the 1930s Thought We Would Wear in the 21st Century

A future without headlight accessories is no future at all. → Read More