The Science of Imaginary Solutions: Inside the Bizarre World of ‘Pataphysics
A global organization was once led by an actual crocodile.
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A global organization was once led by an actual crocodile.
The Science of Imaginary Solutions: Inside the Bizarre World of ‘Pataphysics Read More »
In August 2004, employees behind a Georgia fast-food restaurant found a sunburned, unconscious man with no clothes and no memories.
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In February 1867, a band of hunters tracking through the jungles of the Bulandshahr district in India stumbled upon a cave guarded by a lone wolf.
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Social media feeds are often flooded with images of a mustache-sporting Persian royal dubbed “Princess Qajar.”
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In the early nineteenth century, an American medical trainee took scientific research to extreme lengths to prove a medical theory.
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In the early twentieth century, Germany was a global center of scientific research. Within a few short years, the nation lost this intellectual standing, altering the trajectory of the atomic age.
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Located just a few hundred miles from the Arctic Circle, one remote settlement subjects its residents to average winter temperatures of -58°F (-50°C).
Inside Oymyakon: Surviving Earth’s Coldest Inhabited City Read More »
On the southern coast of Alaska, a mining tunnel, scattered rubble, and rusted canning equipment mark the spot where a village once stood.
The Mystery of Portlock, Alaska: Abandoned Town and the Nantiinaq Legend Read More »
Deep beneath the freezing waters of the North Atlantic, an invisible biological force is slowly erasing the most widely recognized shipwreck in history.
The Deep-Sea Microbe Devouring the RMS Titanic Read More »
On the evening of August 18, 2006, the typically foul-smelling and highly polluted waters of Mumbai’s Mahim Creek underwent a sudden, unexplained transformation.
The 2006 Mumbai Sweet Seawater Phenomenon: When the Ocean Lost Its Salt Read More »