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Latest Curiosities

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...

The Nuclear Flask Train Crash Test

Aug 21, 2024

Nuclear reactors in power stations use fissile radioactive isotopes to produce heat, which powers turbines to generate electricity. When the...

4 Odd Events That Appeared At The Olympics

Aug 19, 2024

Since the inception of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, this global sporting event has continuously evolved, introducing fresh and dynamic ...

5 Airline Crashes Resulting from Tomfoolery

Aug 12, 2024

Aviation is an industry that thrives on precision, discipline, and adherence to strict protocols. However, there have been tragic instances ...

Inês de Castro: Portugal’s Posthumous Queen

Aug 6, 2024

In European history, few love stories are as poignant and politically charged as that of Inês de Castro and King Pedro I of Portugal. Their ...

Prokop Diviš And The Lightning Rod

Jul 30, 2024

In 1754, Prokop Diviš, a Czech priest, attempted to control the weather but ended up inventing the lightning rod instead. Diviš was a past...

A Short History of Supernova Observations

Jul 25, 2024

The Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion is a fascinating star. It’s a red supergiant more than six hundred times the diameter of the Su...

The Largest Man-Made, Non-Nuclear Explosion in History

Jul 16, 2024

After the end of World War II in 1945, until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, there was intense geopolitical tension between the...

Narcisse Pelletier: The French Boy Who Lived 17 Years With The Aboriginals

Jul 9, 2024

On April 11, 1875, a pearling schooner named John Bell anchored off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The captain, Joseph Frazer, sent so...