A Beard Tax is Being Proposed in England

Family trees, ice cream wars, and blimps. Email not displaying correctly? [View in your browser]. May 17, 2016 [Cat Appreciation] [In the 1860s, the cats of England were considered street animals, unwelcome in the average home. Then came one man who shook up the cat world for good: Harrison Weir, organizer of England's first cat show.] [Scotland's Dairy Wars] [In 1980s Glasgow, buying an ice cream cone could be dangerous. Ice cream trucks were feuding over territory, often violently.] [Shave Up or Pay Up] [A beard tax is being proposed in England, and it's not the first. If implemented, there would be a £100 fine on the bushiest of beards.] [History of the Family Tree] [The language of trees has been used to describe human bloodlines for millennia. But from the very beginning, exaggeration won out over accuracy.] [NYC Tree Identity Map] [Using tree census data, a Brooklyn web developer created this interactive map of every street tree in the five boroughs.] [Where to See a Blimp] [From Snoopy One and Snoopy Two to the Flying Cucumber, here's where you will find all the blimps gracing American skies right now.] [America's Sad Shad Saga] [Shad, the largest type of herring in North America, was once absurdly abundant in the U.S. Now the species is conspicuously absent. What happened?] [Currywurst Museum] [This Berlin institution is all about sausage topped with curry ketchup. Among its features are a currywurst computer game and singing ketchup bottles.] Sponsored Offer [Plan Your Georgia Trip] [Looking for inspiration for your next trip? Use our trip builder to explore all that Georgia has to offer.] Image of the Day These [vintage photos depict tree worship] at Western College for Women. (Photo: Courtesy Miami University Libraries) [Spread the Word] [Share this email with a friend] [Share a Discovery] [Add a Place to the Atlas] [View in Browser] • [Forward to a Friend] [atlasobscura.com] • [info@atlasobscura.com] 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]