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Alan Bellows is the founder/designer/head writer/managing editor of Damn Interesting.

Article:

Vesna’s Fall

On January 26, 1972, a 22-year-old flight attendant named Vesna Vulovic was not where she was supposed to be. She was...

Written by Alan Bellows • 08 Sep 2005 • Read →

Curio:

Mind-Controlling Wasps and Zombie Spiders

In the forests of Costa Rica, there lurks a sinister variety of wasp, bent on hijacking the minds of hapless spiders...

Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Sep 2005 • Read →

Curio/Podcast:

Japan’s Balloon Bombs

One of World War 2's best-kept secrets was that of the Japanese balloon bombs, the first weapon ever deployed with in...

Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Sep 2005 • Read/Listen →

Retired:

Dream Car: The Ariel Atom 2

In Britain, there is a very small car company called Ariel, and they make a very small car called the Atom 2. Ariel...

Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Sep 2005 • Read →

Article:

Lake Peigneur: The Swirling Vortex of Doom

Early in the morning on November 20, 1980, twelve men decided to abandon their oil drilling rig on the suspicion that...

Written by Alan Bellows • 06 Sep 2005 • Read →

Retired:

The Origin of Murphy’s Law

No doubt you're familiar with Murphy's Law, which dictates "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." The Law has evolv...

Written by Alan Bellows • 06 Sep 2005 • Read →

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This is Dang Interesting

Science tells us that the laws of physics are not subject to change, and that these laws determine the interaction of...

Written by Alan Bellows • 06 Sep 2005 • Read →

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