A post dedicated to bizarre human-made objects in space (incl. a hypersonic manhole cover)

Exploring the bottom of the barrel for superheroes and villains

The financial folly that burnt Newton and almost brought down the British crown

A brief look at the whimsical world of Japanese mascots

Everything you love about the 19th century: problematic successions, nation states, and Otto von Bismarck

The Guide Michelin - the key to fine dining (and successfully invading Europe)

A boar steals a laptop and a deer steals a gun

An excursion into the wondrous world of Canadian heraldry

A celebration of the 2020 Brexit deal

An excursion into the wondrous world of (mostly) Dutch heraldry

How to travel in space riding shock waves of nuclear bombs

A story about a Canadian building big guns to shoot stuff into orbit

Stories of suspicious salmon and fifty Flemish fishermen

Asking the public to vote on naming your next great project comes with risks

A brief summary of the most extraordinary pets to inhabit the White House

How to get permission to die and reincarnate

Making the case for next year's Nobel Peace Prize winners

Celebrating discoveries that first make you laugh and then make you think

The fastest way to buy up parliamentary seats in 18th century Britain

Two tales of twisted borders