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Fire and Dice

The story of a tragic hotel fire of Rube Goldberg proportions.
Written by Jennifer Lee Noonan • 13 Jun 2017 • Read/Listen →
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The Reconstruction of Ulysses S. Grant

As a civilian, the beloved American Civil War general and two-term president failed at every attempt to make money. Except for one.
Written by Michael Durbin • 11 Apr 2017 • Read/Listen →
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Short of Giants

In the 17th Century there was a shortage of giants in Europe, and only one man was to blame. The giant-greedy Frederi...
Written by Brendan Mackie • 30 Mar 2017 • Read/Listen →
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The Lonely Tower

A single apartment sits at the top of an ancient tower in the middle of the Jordanian desert. The tower at Um er-Rasa...
Written by Jennifer Colton • 17 Mar 2017 • Read →
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The Greatest Baroque Composer Never Known

A 300-year-old hunt for the unsung hero of Salzburg.
Written by Jennifer Lee Noonan • 07 Mar 2017 • Read/Listen →
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Fluid Identity

When a caterpillar enters the chrysalis stage, it is not merely sprouting wings to become a moth or butterfly. Enzyme...
Written by Alan Bellows • 23 Feb 2017 • Read/Listen →
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Tastes on a Plane

Consumption of tomato juice is unusually popular on commercial airline flights. For example, German airline Lufthansa...
Written by Monica Traphagan • 12 Jan 2017 • Read/Listen →
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Foreign Exchange(s)

He made a name for himself organizing the world’s most important economic conference, only to have it tarnished by an outrageous accusation.
Written by Michael Durbin • 29 Dec 2016 • Read/Listen →
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Starving for Answers

During WWII, 36 American conscientious objectors volunteered as subjects in a brutal science experiment to measure the body's response to starvation.
Written by Erika Nesvold • 01 Dec 2016 • Read/Listen →
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Do Not Go Lulled Into That Good Night

While today’s vision of the conductor is that of the be-tuxedoed individual standing in front of an orchestra holding...
Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 17 Nov 2016 • Read/Listen →
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