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Latest Curiosities

Henry Trigg And The Coffin in The Roof

Nov 1, 2024

For centuries, physicians and scientists have dissected human bodies to understand human anatomy, with a steady supply of cadavers often sou...

Enemies Making Deal: The First World War Glass–Rubber Exchange

Oct 24, 2024

In the midst of war, when nations are locked in bitter conflict, cooperation seems unimaginable. Yet, history offers surprising instances wh...

Santorio Santori And Insensible Perspiration

Oct 18, 2024

Some people become obsessed with tracking their weight, carefully counting every calorie they eat and burn through exercise. They even weigh...

The Delft Tower Experiment

Oct 7, 2024

In 1654, twelve years after the death of the brilliant Italian astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei, Prince Leopold de' Medici, brot...

Le Pétomane: The Man Who Could Fart Melodies

Oct 1, 2024

In the vibrant world of Parisian cabaret, where extravagant performances captivated audiences every night, few acts were as peculiar or as u...

The Battle of Palmdale: How a Pilotless Drone Embarrassed The US Air Force

Sep 25, 2024

On the afternoon of August 16, 1956, 17-year-old Larry Kempton of Leona Valley was driving with his mother, Bernice, along Palmdale Boulevar...

Ernest Duchesne: The Forgotten Discoverer of Penicillin

Sep 19, 2024

In 1897, a young French medical student named Ernest Duchesne submitted a ground-breaking doctoral thesis titled Contribution to the Study o...

Paris Gun: World War One’s Greatest Weapon

Sep 11, 2024

At quarter past seven on the morning of March 23, 1918, the people of Paris were jolted by a powerful explosion near the Quai de la Seine. F...

José Meiffret’s 200km/h Bike Ride

Sep 6, 2024

This strange looking bike with an enormous chain wheel was designed for speed, and speed it did achieve. On July 19, 1962, French cyclist ...

Makaiko Kheti: Why a Book on Maize Cultivation Provoked The Nepalese Govt.

Sep 2, 2024

Nobody knows the true motive behind Krishna Lal Adhikari's writing of Makaiko Kheti ("The Cultivation of Maize"). Was it mere...