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The (Almost) Impenetrable Defenses of France

After World War I, the French were understandably worried about another invasion. They had suffered many losses in t...
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The Truth About Truth Serum

Popular culture makes gratuitous use of powerful lie-repelling agents known as Truth Serums. They are usually depicte...
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Nothing is Wrong

Suppose your friend has suffered a stroke--a major one, which causes hemiplegia in which half of his body paralyzed....
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You Can Pick Your Doctor, and You Can Pick Your Nose…

In the scientific and medical communities, the technical name for using one's finger to extract boogers is rhinotille...
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School Violence

School violence is not merely the province of modern times. In fact, one of the greatest attacks on American soil can...
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Miniature Guide Horses for the Blind

By using selective breeding programs over many generations, horse breeds have been produced which are little more tha...
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Anomalous Pioneers

On 02 March 1973, the NASA probe Pioneer 10 was launched into space on the top of an Atlas/Centaur/TE364-4 launch veh...
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Nazi Propaganda Swing

Despite the fact that swing and big band music were forbidden as "degenerate" in 1930s Nazi Germany, Joseph Goebbels,...
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Jockey Tragically Killed Thursday, Wins the Title Friday

On May 8th, 1936, a horse jockey named Ralph Neves was riding in the third race of the day at Bay Meadows Racecourse...
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Evil and Destructive Apophis

Astronomers have been keeping their eyes on a 1,200 foot wide chunk of space rock that has been hanging around the ne...
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