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The Birth of a Language

Languages are thoroughly organic entities. Each one is complex and versatile, constantly shifting according to the ne...

Written by Marisa Brook • 03 Nov 2006 • Read →

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The Man Who Started the War

In August of 1939, German forces were amassing along the Polish border in preparation to invade. Europe was still hau...

Written by Alan Bellows • 01 Nov 2006 • Read →

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Monster Rogue Waves

For centuries sailors have been telling stories of encountering monstrous ocean waves which tower over one hundred fe...

Written by Greg Bjerg • 28 Oct 2006 • Read →

Long-Form:

The Last Great Steam Car

When primitive automobiles first began to appear in the 1800s, their engines were based on steam power, the same powe...

Written by Alan Bellows • 24 Oct 2006 • Read →

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King Arthur’s Grave

The legend of King Arthur is an enduring one, so popular that it has been shared for centuries. The earliest accounts...

Written by Stephanie Benson • 23 Oct 2006 • Read →

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The Coherent Light Infantry

In 1960, when scientists first developed Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, skeptical scientist...

Written by Anthony Kendall • 20 Oct 2006 • Read →

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The Tragedy of the Love Canal

William T. Love came to 1890s Niagara Falls, New York, with hugely ambitious plans. The landowner and entrepreneur en...

Written by Marisa Brook • 18 Oct 2006 • Read →

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The Gravity Express

About four hundred years ago--sometime in the latter half of the 17th century--Isaac Newton received a letter from th...

Written by Alan Bellows • 15 Oct 2006 • Read →

Site News:

Low Frequency

Several members of our staff have been briefly commandeered-- myself included-- so DamnInteresting.com is operating a...

Written by Alan Bellows • 02 Oct 2006 • Read →

Curio:

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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