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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...

Written by Daniel Lew • 23 Dec 2005 • Read →

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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...

Written by Alan Bellows • 22 Dec 2005 • Read →

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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....

Written by Daniel Lew • 19 Dec 2005 • Read →

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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...

Written by Alan Bellows • 17 Dec 2005 • Read →

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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...

Written by Jason Bellows • 15 Dec 2005 • Read →

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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...

Written by Alan Bellows • 12 Dec 2005 • Read/Listen →

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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...

Written by Jason Bellows • 12 Dec 2005 • Read →

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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,...

Written by Alan Bellows • 11 Dec 2005 • Read →

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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...

Written by Alan Bellows • 09 Dec 2005 • Read →

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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...

Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Dec 2005 • Read →

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