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Unintentional, Unwitting Heroine

Most cells in the human body can only multiply a certain number of times, then they inevitably die. This limit is nam...

Written by Jason Bellows • 20 Jan 2006 • Read →

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The Spanish Flu Epidemic

If you're worried about the possibility of a coming bird flu epidemic, you can take comfort in the fact that humanity...

Written by Daniel Lew • 17 Jan 2006 • Read →

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The Singing Scourge

Early in the 1200’s, Genghis Khan and the Mongol army he commanded were well on their way to becoming the most feared...

Written by Cynthia Wood • 17 Jan 2006 • Read →

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Hole-y Cow

Animals can live a surprising amount of time with a permanent hole to their stomach, especially if it is a surgically...

Written by Daniel Lew • 12 Jan 2006 • Read →

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A Coffee For When You Feel Like Crap

Coffee connoisseurs are known to be willing to shell out large sums of money for a high-quality bean. The high-end be...

Written by Cynthia Wood • 11 Jan 2006 • Read →

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Nuclear Landmines

In 1950s-era Germany, the British forces which had been stationed there after World War 2 were understandably nervous...

Written by Alan Bellows • 10 Jan 2006 • Read/Listen →

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When They Became Him

If someone used their political position to alter English grammar, would it work? If that sentence bothered you, t...

Written by Cynthia Wood • 09 Jan 2006 • Read →

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More Than Just a Tune

For some people, whistling is more than just a way to hail a cab. The language of “Silbo Gomero,” found on the Canar...

Written by Daniel Lew • 07 Jan 2006 • Read →

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The Intrepid, Ill-Fated Parachutist

On February 4th 1912, an Austrian tailor named Franz Reichelt was at the Eiffel Tower in Paris in order to test his n...

Written by Alan Bellows • 04 Jan 2006 • Read →

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The (Almost) Impenetrable Defenses of France

After World War I, the French were understandably worried about another invasion. They had suffered many losses in t...

Written by Daniel Lew • 23 Dec 2005 • Read →

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