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The Peculiar Phenomenon of Megacryometeors

Hail, in and of itself, is not an unusual weather phenomenon. The frozen precipitation occurs inside storm clouds whe...

Written by Alan Bellows • 13 Apr 2006 • Read →

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A Potentially Disastrous Design Error

With its distinctive forty-five degree diagonal crown, the Citicorp building is one of the most recognizable skyscrap...

Written by Alan Bellows • 12 Apr 2006 • Read →

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Let Slip the Dogs of War

The Nazi Blitzkrieg was a revolution in warfare that forced the rest of the world into a wild scramble to figure out...

Written by Jason Bellows • 11 Apr 2006 • Read →

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Lucid Decapitation

For thousands of years, the forceful removal of the human head has been used as a form of capital punishment. In fact...

Written by Alan Bellows • 08 Apr 2006 • Read →

Long-Form:

The Remains of Lady Be Good

In early November, 1958, a British oil exploration team was flying over North Africa's harsh Libyan Desert when they...

Written by Alan Bellows • 04 Apr 2006 • Read →

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You Make Your Own Luck

Some individuals seem to have an inexplicable abundance of good fortune. They are successful in matters of love, in t...

Written by Alan Bellows • 03 Apr 2006 • Read →

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The Smoldering Ruins of Centralia

There is a small town in Pennsylvania called Ashland where Route 61's northbound traffic is temporarily branched onto...

Written by Alan Bellows • 29 Mar 2006 • Read/Listen →

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The Troubled History of Beards

Thanks to my parents' genes, I simply do not grow facial hair. I never have, unless you count microscopic stubble in...

Written by Daniel Lew • 28 Mar 2006 • Read →

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Taking Control of Candy Jones

Jessica Wilcox was born into a humble family on New Year’s Eve of 1925. Her father left them when she was three; her...

Written by Jason Bellows • 27 Mar 2006 • Read →

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The Man Who Changed Comic Books Forever

There was a time when comic books were just that - comic - with the likes of Mutt and Jeff and Mickey Mouse. But by t...

Written by Greg Bjerg • 26 Mar 2006 • Read →

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