Greatest and Rarest Finds of 2016 [pt. 1]

A Catholic Priest Buried in an Aztec Temple, lost since 1642

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO- Miguel de Palomares was buried underneath a slab of heavy stone, rediscovered by construction workers digging lamposts

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-the-lost-grave-of-one-of-mexicos-first-catholic-priests

An Underwater Locomotive, lost for 106 years.

LAKE SUPERIOR, ONTARIO- In 1910, this train collided with rocks that had covered the tracks and careened 60 feet into where it remained undisturbed until just recently

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-a-centuryold-train-at-the-bottom-of-lake-superior/

An Incredibly Large Mushroom you have there.

NORTH DORCHESTER, ONTARIO- The 84 year old who found a 15 pound, 20-inch-wide mushroom had "never seen a puffball that large in this life," he told the CBC
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/this-84yearold-retiree-wants-the-internet-to-see-a-massive-mushroom-he-found/

Large and Deadly Nile Crocodiles of nope

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA- Nile crocodiles, native to Africa, can grow to 16 feet long and are responsible for around 200 deaths each year in sub-Saharan Africa. Now they're found in Florida too...

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-large-and-deadly-nile-crocodiles-now-in-florida/

Fugitive Capybaras

TORONTO, CANADA- After two capybaras escaped from Toronto Zoo, these giant rodents spent weeks on the lam.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-one-of-torontos-two-giant-fugitive-rodents/

A Long-lost Fugitive, on the run for 48 years

SHERMAN, CONNECTICUT- In 1968, Robert Stackowitz escaped a low security prison work camp; authorities finally found him after he applied for social security using his real name.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-a-fugitive-of-48-years-outed-by-his-social-security-application/

Great White Shark Nursery of NOPE

MONTAUK, NEW YORK- After tracking tagged sharks for a number of years, researchers were able to pinpoint one of their birthing grounds and capture nine juvenile sharks in the area.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-a-nursery-of-great-white-sharks-off-long-island/

A Massive Jurassic Graveyard of Awesomeness

PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA- This giant dinosaur graveyard of awesomeness stretches across 23,000 square miles of Patagonia, one of the most fertile grounds for fossil hunting in the world.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-a-massive-jurassic-graveyard

A Missing Black Box, lost for 31 years.

ILLIMANI, BOLIVIA- Eastern Airlines flight 980 crashed in 1985 while traveling from Paraguay to Miami. There were no survivors. Two friends found the plane's records on an almost inaccessible spot high on the mountain.
[There is an Imgur post of these awesome dudes doing their part, so if you find it to sauce, you're a champ.]
EDIT https://imgur.com/gallery/lUyIz

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-a-black-box-missing-for-31-years-high-on-a-mountain/

A Possible Viking Settlement, awh yiiiiis

POINT ROSEE, NEWFOUNDLAND- Only one Viking settlement has ever been found in North America, but using satellite imagery, archaeologists think they may have found another.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-a-second-north-american-settlement-that-was-likely-vikings/

A Giant Coral Reef

MOUTH OF THE AMAZON RIVER- Covered by the silty outflow of the Amazon River three months out of the year, this reef is more than 600 miles long and covers 3,600 square miles.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-a-giant-coral-reef-at-the-mouth-of-the-amazon-river

22 Pounds of Bog Butter, lost for two millennia

COUNTY MEATH, IRELAND- This giant hunk of butter would have been buried either to preserve it or as a religious offering to the butter gods. Either way, 2,000 years later, it's still edible. Fuck me.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-a-2000yearold-22pound-still-edible-hunk-of-bog-butter

A Loch Ness Monster (hold back that girly scream of excitement), lost for 46 years

LOCH NESS, SCOTLAND- Originally built for a 1970s movie, this mechanical (cue sigh) Loch Ness monster sank after the director insisted it's two humps be removed.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-with-a-robot-a-loch-ness-monster/

A Map Stuck in a Chimney, made in the 1600s

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND- Seven feet by five feet, backed by canvas, the map showed the whole world, along with views of magnificent cities. When it showed up at the National Library of Scotland, it looked like a bundle of rags.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-an-intricate-17thcentury-map-stuffed-into-a-chimney/

70 Hidden Cave Paintings, dated 14,500 years ago. whut

AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION OUTSIDE OF BILBAO, SPAIN- Atxurra cave was first discovered in 1929, but a recent survey uncovered drawings of horses, goats, and bison dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-70-hidden-cave-paintings-from-14500-years-ago/

Just a majestic Lily, trying to seduce you for some catnip

EDIT: If Imgur wants more, Imgur will get more!

EDIT 2: Oh wow! Front page on first Imgur post! You guys are ALL awesome! Yes, even the negative commenters hehe
Your wish is my command. Part 2 will be up shortly with better sauces. Also more Lily.

I've been dying to say this but... SEND PANDAS :D