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The Halifax Disaster

How a maritime accident led to the largest human-caused explosion in the pre-nuclear era.

Written by Alan Bellows • 04 Feb 2006 • Read →

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Liver-Eating Johnson

From the cloudy reservoir of history it is often difficult to separate legend from reality, and such is the case with...

Written by Alan Bellows • 22 Jan 2006 • Read →

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The Soldier Who Wouldn’t Quit

On December 17, 1944, the Japanese army sent a twenty-three year old soldier named Hiroo Onoda to the Philippines to...

Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Dec 2005 • Read →

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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 Monumental Molasses Morass of 1919

How a massive, poorly built molasses storage tank in Boston caused damage and death.

Written by Alan Bellows • 23 Sep 2005 • Read →

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Lake Peigneur: The Swirling Vortex of Doom

Early in the morning on November 20, 1980, twelve men decided to abandon their oil drilling rig on the suspicion that...

Written by Alan Bellows • 06 Sep 2005 • Read →

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