Captain Jack Bonavita: The One-Armed Lion Tamer
During the golden age of American circuses, one performer captivated audiences by locking himself in a steel cage with twenty-seven lions.
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During the golden age of American circuses, one performer captivated audiences by locking himself in a steel cage with twenty-seven lions.
Captain Jack Bonavita: The One-Armed Lion Tamer Read More »
A single living organism stood completely alone in an endless ocean of sand, the only one of its kind for hundreds of miles.
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Before the Second World War, Jasper Maskelyne was the leading figure in British stage magic.
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Deep in the North Sea sits a rusted anti-aircraft platform that holds the title of the world’s smallest unrecognised micronation.
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While plants appear motionless and passive to the human eye, their internal biological systems are constantly performing complex calculations to ensure their survival.
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For centuries, Stonehenge was believed to be a uniquely English monument, appearing on the Salisbury Plain as if by magic.
The Secret Origin of the World’s Most Famous Stone Circle Read More »
In 1971, while Astronaut Alan Shepard was famously hitting golf balls on the lunar surface, a different kind of life form was silently orbiting above him.
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In March 2021, a massive biological anomaly washed up on the rocks of Valentia Island in County Kerry, Ireland.
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Most car enthusiasts and engineers assume that “horsepower” is a precise scientific constant.
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