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Vicary-ous

Market researcher James Vicary became well-known for a 1957 study attesting to the efficacy of subliminal advertising...

Written by Marisa Brook • 03 Jun 2016 • Read/Listen →

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The Prince of Icebergs

In October 1977, the city of Ames, Iowa hosted the International Conference on Iceberg Utilization. The conference wa...

Written by Christine Ro • 01 Jun 2016 • Read →

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Cut It Out

Inés Ramírez Pérez of Rio Talea, Mexico, is known for being one of the only confirmed people to have successfully completed a Caesarian section on herself.

Written by Marisa Brook • 30 May 2016 • Read/Listen →

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Poster Child

In 1935, Sonne ins Haus (The Sun in the Home) was one of the few magazines allowed to circulate in Nazi Germany. The...

Written by Alan Bellows • 29 May 2016 • Read/Listen →

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Niagara be Dammed

In 1969 the US Army Corps of Engineers shut down the American section of Niagara Falls for maintenance. Parts of the...

Written by Alan Bellows • 03 Sep 2013 • Read →

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The Ice Worm Cometh

On the curious, tiny organisms that make their homes inside glaciers.

Written by Alan Bellows • 16 Nov 2011 • Read/Listen →

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The Lonely Tree of Ténéré

Because trees are so abundant, it is rare for a single one to become well-known. Some trees become distinguished due...

Written by Marisa Brook • 17 Jan 2007 • Read →

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Giant Carnivorous Centipedes

The world has many moist, warm, and dark cavities where phobia-inspiring organisms quietly lurk. The tropical climat...

Written by Alan Bellows • 21 Nov 2006 • Read →

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The Relics of Mu

It seems that most every culture has a legend of a great society, ripe with wealth and wisdom, which is lost to the s...

Written by Jason Bellows • 17 Nov 2006 • Read →

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Poland’s Biological Defensive

Biological warfare is nothing new to the human race. Attempts to use disease to bring down enemies date as far back a...

Written by Cynthia Wood • 25 Sep 2006 • Read →

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