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Aug 20, 20222 min read
The Quedlinburg unicorn
A fossil reconstruction reminding us that the path to Enlightenment was not always straight
Jun 5, 20222 min read
The time travelers' party
Stephen Hawking hosted a party for time travelers and nobody came
Dec 13, 20212 min read
Atomic gifts
The 1950s - a time when Uranium was considered a character-building gift for children
Nov 29, 20212 min read
Dante's trials
700 years after his death, Italy's famous writer Dante Alighieri has another busy year
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Frogs in milk
Why you should keep a healthy frog population in case your fridge fails
Oct 17, 20212 min read
Ig Nobel prizes II
The Ig Nobel Prizes have once again been awarded - time to celebrate some science
Jul 25, 20212 min read
Bob's space program
When Bob built a rocket and Evel Knievel jumped over a canyon
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Death and taxes
A story dedicated to whiskey, tax, and the IRS
Mar 8, 20212 min read
Units of measurement
A topic very much underappreciated (except by physicists, engineers, and Germans)
Mar 1, 20212 min read
The Madman's library
A collection of extraordinary books
Mar 1, 20213 min read
A manhole cover in space
A post dedicated to bizarre human-made objects in space (incl. a hypersonic manhole cover)
Nov 30, 20202 min read
Nuclear propulsion
How to travel in space riding shock waves of nuclear bombs
Nov 23, 20203 min read
Space cannons
A story about a Canadian building big guns to shoot stuff into orbit
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