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The Fax Machines of the 1800s

Although the fax machine did not begin to see wide acceptance until the late 1970s, the device's invention predated i...

Written by Alan Bellows • 20 Sep 2005 • Read/Listen →

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The Truth About Tourette’s

Tourette Syndrome is a highly misunderstood neurological disorder. It is depicted throughout popular media as an unco...

Written by Alan Bellows • 20 Sep 2005 • Read/Listen →

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The Inexplicable Voynich Manuscript

Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book Library is in possession of many fascinating historic texts, but perhaps its mos...

Written by Alan Bellows • 10 Sep 2005 • Read/Listen →

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Starfish Prime

On the night of 9 July 1962 a number of beach front hotels in Honolulu, Hawaii were throwing “rainbow bomb” parties;...

Written by Jason Bellows • 08 Sep 2005 • Read/Listen →

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Mind-Controlling Wasps and Zombie Spiders

In the forests of Costa Rica, there lurks a sinister variety of wasp, bent on hijacking the minds of hapless spiders...

Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Sep 2005 • Read →

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Japan’s Balloon Bombs

One of World War 2's best-kept secrets was that of the Japanese balloon bombs, the first weapon ever deployed with in...

Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Sep 2005 • Read/Listen →

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