Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From 'Caustic' to 'Blinding'

American myths, taiko drums, and a geopolitical anomaly.  | [View in your browser] Jun 21, 2016 [Image] [Insect Stings, Ranked] [Entomologist Justin Schmidt has been voluntarily stung by insects over 1,000 times throughout the course of his career. Based on his research, he created a pain scale with 78 poetic, and sometimes humorous, descriptions for all varieties of ant, bee, and wasp stings.] [Image] [American Mythology for Kids] [Before they created their famous Book of Greek Myths, children's book creators the D'Aulaires told American stories first. Why are these tales forgotten?] [Image] [Visit Cuba With Atlas Obscura] [Experience Cuba before it opens to general tourism. Join Atlas Obscura for a four-day adventure in Havana this November.] [Image] [Gender in Indonesia] [The Bugis are the largest ethnic group in South Sulawesi and are unique in their conception of five distinct gender identities.] [Image] [Geopolitical Anomaly] [Until very recently, Dahala Khagrabari was a piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh inside a piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh.] [Image] [Emeryville Shellmound] [The Bay Area used to have an epic American Indian burial site. In 1876, an amusement park was opened on the site. Today, it's a mall.Â] [Image] SPONSORED OFFER [Plan a Dunwoody Vacation] [Everything will be OK when you plan a trip to Dunwoody, just 10 minutes outside Atlanta.] [Image] Image of the day The [most beautiful part of a taiko drum] is hidden inside it. (Photo: Asano Taiko) [Image] [Share a Discovery] [ADD A PLACE TO THE ATLAS] [Image] [Facebook] [YouTube] [Twitter] [Instagram] [Pinterest] [View in Browser] • [Forward to a Friend] [atlasobscura.com] • [info@atlasobscura.com] 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222 [Unsubscribe] [{EMAIL}] Â