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Howard Dully’s Lobotomy
In 1960, Howard Dully became one of the youngest recipients of an “icepick” lobotomy at the age of 12. The psychiatri...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 17 Nov 2005 •
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Curio:
Superfluous Brain
It really happened. On 10 September 1945, Mike (who wasn't named "Mike" at the time) was going to be dinner. Such is...
Written by
Jason Bellows
• 13 Nov 2005 •
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Runaway Breakdown
It has long been thought that the run-of-the mill thunderhead lacked sufficient energy to create the stupefying amoun...
Written by
Jason Bellows
• 12 Nov 2005 •
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The Extraordinary Dymaxion Automobile
Imagine a car that seats eleven passengers, turns on a dime, has excellent fuel efficiency, and cruises happily at 12...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 03 Nov 2005 •
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The Razzle Dazzle Camo of World War I
The Brits called it "Dazzle Painting," and the Yanks called it "Razzle Dazzle." It transformed ships of war from plai...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 02 Nov 2005 •
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Curio:
Deep Impact
On the Fourth of July 2005, NASA successfully executed what may be their coolest mission ever: to shoot the comet 9P/...
Written by
Bryan Lowder
• 29 Oct 2005 •
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Curio:
1600 Years Before the Steam Engine There Was the Steam Engine
Mankind doesn't really evolve. Not as a people. We copy, mimic, and integrate, all standing on the shoulders of the g...
Written by
Jason Bellows
• 27 Oct 2005 •
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Curio:
The Hunter and the Hunted
Something is lurking in the dark, waiting. A tremor is felt...something approaching. The dark thing waits patiently...
Written by
Josh Harding
• 25 Oct 2005 •
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Curio:
Japan’s Secret Biological Weapons Program
In 1945, just after Japan surrendered to the United States to end the second world war, a Japanese I-400 class submar...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 23 Oct 2005 •
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Curio:
The Fiery Balls of Naga
Supernatural phenomena always seem to be met by photographers who possess a supernatural ability to botch a simple ph...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 22 Oct 2005 •
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