Damn Interesting

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Alan Bellows is the founder/designer/head writer/managing editor of Damn Interesting.
Curio/Podcast:

Atomic Annie and Her Nuclear Projectile

In 1953, the United States Department of Defense was conducting a series of nuclear weapons tests called Operation Up...
Written by Alan Bellows • 24 Nov 2005 • Read/Listen →
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Energy Drinks: The Great Taste of Jet Fuel

Energy drinks are everywhere nowadays, tempting us from the refrigerated section with their brazen portions of caffei...
Written by Alan Bellows • 23 Nov 2005 • Read →
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Let’s Make a Deal

There is a classic mathematical nuisance known as the Monty Hall problem which can be hard to wrap the mind around. I...
Written by Alan Bellows • 22 Nov 2005 • Read →
Curio:

The Whereabouts of Dr. Einstein’s Brain

Dr. Albert Einstein died on 18 April 1955 at Princeton Hospital in Trenton, New Jersey. In accordance with his wishes...
Written by Alan Bellows • 21 Nov 2005 • Read →
Curio:

How to Hypnotize a Chicken

Any farm-savvy secret agent can tell you that it's always a good idea to keep abreast of livestock-stupefying techniq...
Written by Alan Bellows • 20 Nov 2005 • Read →
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Alien Hand Syndrome

In 1908, the German neurologist and psychiatrist Dr Kurt Goldstein was bewildered by the strange behaviors manifest i...
Written by Alan Bellows • 19 Nov 2005 • Read →
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PostSecret

If you haven't yet encountered PostSecret in your wanderings through the information ether, it's worth a look. PostS...
Written by Alan Bellows • 18 Nov 2005 • Read →
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Howard Dully’s Lobotomy

In 1966 1960, Howard Dully became one of the youngest recipients of an “icepick” lobotomy at the age of 12. The psych...
Written by Alan Bellows • 17 Nov 2005 • Read →
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Warning: Cigarette Packages Can Make You Ill

In the U.S., tobacco companies are required to print text warnings on cigarette packages, where the surgeon general g...
Written by Alan Bellows • 17 Nov 2005 • Read →
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Mice, Men, and Medicine

The U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) currently offers over 6,000 genetic strains of laboratory mice, and resea...
Written by Alan Bellows • 16 Nov 2005 • Read →
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