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Professional Farters

Joseph Pujol, a man of singular talent, was born in Marseilles, France in 1857. In his early youth it became clear th...

Written by Alan Bellows • 26 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 →

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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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The History of Sealand

The Principality of Sealand is a unique little micronation with a colorful history. Located six miles off the eastern...

Written by Alan Bellows • 13 Nov 2005 • Read →

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Leonardo The Inventor

Many of us are familiar with Leonardo Da Vinci the artist. His contributions to the culture are seemingly endless....

Written by Josh Harding • 12 Nov 2005 • Read →

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The Killer Lakes of Cameroon

On the night of 15 August 1984, a truck sagging with the weight of a dozen passengers trundled along a misty road in...

Written by Alan Bellows • 11 Nov 2005 • Read →

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In Heavy Fog

On a Saturday morning in July of 1945, Army Air Corps bomber pilot Lt. Colonel William Smith was trying to fly his B-...

Written by Alan Bellows • 10 Nov 2005 • Read →

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Chernobyl

Part One On April 26th, 1986, the world was shaken by an explosion. The worst-case peacetime scenario had occurre...

Written by Josh Harding • 08 Nov 2005 • Read →

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NASA’s Messages to the Great Unknown

Since it was launched in 1973, NASA's Pioneer 10 space probe has traveled over thirteen billion miles, and is now hur...

Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Nov 2005 • Read →

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The Phantom Time Hypothesis

When Dr. Hans-Ulrich Niemitz introduces his paper on the "phantom time hypothesis," he kindly asks his readers to be...

Written by Alan Bellows • 04 Nov 2005 • Read →

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