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Emphasis Mine

Many people have experienced the odd psychological sensation that results from repeating a word until it no longer se...

Written by Marisa Brook • 30 Jun 2017 • Read →

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Short of Giants

In the 17th Century there was a shortage of giants in Europe, and only one man was to blame. The giant-greedy Frederi...

Written by Brendan Mackie • 30 Mar 2017 • Read/Listen →

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The Lonely Tower

A single apartment sits at the top of an ancient tower in the middle of the Jordanian desert. The tower at Um er-Rasa...

Written by Jennifer Colton • 17 Mar 2017 • Read →

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Fluid Identity

When a caterpillar enters the chrysalis stage, it is not merely sprouting wings to become a moth or butterfly. Enzyme...

Written by Alan Bellows • 23 Feb 2017 • Read/Listen →

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Tastes on a Plane

Consumption of tomato juice is unusually popular on commercial airline flights. For example, German airline Lufthansa...

Written by Monica Traphagan • 12 Jan 2017 • Read/Listen →

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Do Not Go Lulled Into That Good Night

While today’s vision of the conductor is that of the be-tuxedoed individual standing in front of an orchestra holding...

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 17 Nov 2016 • Read/Listen →

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Poor Execution

Jack Ketch was a man in need of a career change. As the official executioner during King Charles II’s 17th-century re...

Written by Christine Ro • 08 Nov 2016 • Read/Listen →

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A Googol by Any Other Name

When inventing a name for an imaginary and/or ridiculous object or concept, the best resource is often a child. A cle...

Written by Erika Nesvold • 22 Sep 2016 • Read/Listen →

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Titan the Bolts

On 18 September 1980, an Air Force airman was conducting routine maintenance high in the missile silo at a Titan II n...

Written by Alan Bellows • 13 Sep 2016 • Read/Listen →

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No Touching

On 31 May 1880, 19-year-old Sunandha Kumariratana, queen of Thailand, was aboard a boat en route to the Bang Pa-In Ro...

Written by Monica Traphagan • 12 Sep 2016 • Read →

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