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Latest Curiosities

James Lind And The First Clinical Trial
England

James Lind And The First Clinical Trial

May 12, 2025

In the mid-18th century, the British Royal Navy was the most powerful maritime force in the world, but its dominance came at a high cost. Am...

The Poyais Scam: A Nation That Never Was
History

The Poyais Scam: A Nation That Never Was

May 7, 2025

A panoramic view of Black River in the fictional territory of Poyais. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons In the early 19th century, a Sc...

The Kauri Gum Diggers of New Zealand
History

The Kauri Gum Diggers of New Zealand

Apr 30, 2025

Two Māori gum-diggers pose with a substantial pile of kauri gum, representing a week’s labour. Photo credit: Museum at Te Ahu In the m...

The 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks
History

The 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks

Apr 22, 2025

Crowds throng the beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey. circa 1908. Photo credit: Detroit Publishing Company The town of Beach Haven, o...

Harold Gillies: The Father of Plastic Surgery
England

Harold Gillies: The Father of Plastic Surgery

Apr 9, 2025

This is Walter Yeo, an English sailor who was injured while manning the guns aboard the battleship HMS Warspite during the Battle of Jutla...

Valencia’s Water Tribunal is The World’s Oldest Court
History

Valencia’s Water Tribunal is The World’s Oldest Court

Apr 3, 2025

It’s Thursday, and a sizeable crowd has gathered at the corner of Plaza de la Virgen in Valencia, Spain, near the Apostles Gate of the city’...

Aqua Tofana: The 17th Century Husband Killer
Crime

Aqua Tofana: The 17th Century Husband Killer

Apr 1, 2025

Sometime in the summer of 1791, or perhaps even earlier, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart fell ill. His biographer, Franz Niemetschek, described him ...

Hating Henry Symeonis: An Oxford University Tradition
England

Hating Henry Symeonis: An Oxford University Tradition

Mar 21, 2025

The University of Oxford—one of the oldest continuously operating universities in the world—has a wealth of traditions, which is unsurprisin...

Danish Protest Pig
Animals

Danish Protest Pig

Mar 12, 2025

This pig with a reddish-brown coat and a prominent white stripe might not look very remarkable, but during the late 19th century, it becam...

Smile of Silla: The Ancient Artifact That Inspired LG’s Logo
Curious Objects

Smile of Silla: The Ancient Artifact That Inspired LG’s Logo

Mar 5, 2025

Like all business and corporations, LG—the South Korean multinational conglomerate, best known for their electronic products and household a...

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