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Article:

An Impostor in the Family

Imagine, if you will, that one by one your friends and family-- the people closest to you-- are being removed and rep...
Written by Gerry Matlack • 05 Feb 2007 • Read →
Article:

Clever Hans the Math Horse

In the late 1800s, a German high school mathematics instructor named Wilhelm Von Osten was pushing a few scientific e...
Written by Alan Bellows • 02 Feb 2007 • Read →
Article:

The Terrifying Toothpick Fish

The vast freshwater ecosystem of the Amazon River is home to abundant animal life, and many of its species thrive by...
Written by Alan Bellows • 30 Jan 2007 • Read →
Site News:

Dead Trees and G-Strings

The history of Damn Interesting is a rich tapestry of events. In September 2005, the site sprang into existence. Then...
Written by Alan Bellows • 25 Jan 2007 • Read →
Article:

The Association of the Dead

In 1976, a farmer in northern India became alarmed when he was informed of his own death. Lal Bihari was in the proce...
Written by Gerry Matlack • 23 Jan 2007 • Read →
Curio:

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 →
Article:

The Woman with a Limp

In the early 1940s, German secret police agents in Nazi-occupied France were on the lookout for a woman with a wooden...
Written by Jason Bellows • 14 Jan 2007 • Read →
Article:

Remember, Remember the 22nd of November

The story of the Max Headroom pirating incident, one of the few successful television intrusions in history, and still unsolved.
Written by Alan Bellows • 09 Jan 2007 • Read →
Long-Form:

The Fall of Galloping Gertie

In early 1940, engineers and construction workers put the finishing touches on what was to be the the longest man-mad...
Written by Alan Bellows • 04 Jan 2007 • Read →
Long-Form:

Undark and the Radium Girls

In 1922, a bank teller named Grace Fryer became concerned when her teeth began to loosen and fall out for no discerni...
Written by Alan Bellows • 28 Dec 2006 • Read →
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