Damn Interesting

Category: Greatest Hits • Page 7/10
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The PEPCON Disaster

Just before lunchtime on May 4th, 1988, at a facility near Henderson, Nevada, a panicked maintenance crew could be se...
Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Feb 2007 • Read →
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Clever Hans the Math Horse

In the late 1800s, a German high school mathematics instructor named Wilhelm Von Osten was pushing a few scientific e...
Written by Alan Bellows • 02 Feb 2007 • Read →
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The Terrifying Toothpick Fish

The vast freshwater ecosystem of the Amazon River is home to abundant animal life, and many of its species thrive by...
Written by Alan Bellows • 30 Jan 2007 • Read →
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Remember, Remember the 22nd of November

The story of the Max Headroom pirating incident, one of the few successful television intrusions in history, and still unsolved.
Written by Alan Bellows • 09 Jan 2007 • Read →
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Undark and the Radium Girls

In 1922, a bank teller named Grace Fryer became concerned when her teeth began to loosen and fall out for no discerni...
Written by Alan Bellows • 28 Dec 2006 • Read →
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The Skyhook

During the Cold War, the US and the Soviets had an ongoing game of tag taking place under the Arctic Ice Cap. Among...
Written by Jason Bellows • 17 Dec 2006 • Read →
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The Seizing of the Pueblo

In January 1968, the US Navy electronic surveillance ship USS Pueblo was quietly lurking off the east coast of North...
Written by Alan Bellows • 04 Dec 2006 • Read →
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Outer Space Exposure

In scores of science fiction stories, hapless adventurers find themselves unwittingly introduced to the vacuum of spa...
Written by Alan Bellows • 27 Nov 2006 • Read →
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The Timber Terror

In the late 1930s, the dark cloud of war was lurking on the horizon in Europe. Even as the United Kingdom and France...
Written by Alan Bellows • 11 Nov 2006 • Read →
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High-Rise Syndrome

As most people know, when a cat is able to see, it will usually land on its feet. It's a neat knack they've had to ev...
Written by Jason Bellows • 08 Nov 2006 • Read →
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