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Medieval Penis Investigators
The year is 1370. Location: England (of course). At the time, women could only file for a divorce under very special circumstances,...
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Nov 22, 20202 min read
Good Flag Bad Flag
Roman Mars, the host of 99% Invisible (a fantastic podcast) is particularly passionate about flags. He even gave a TED Talk on the...
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Oct 11, 20202 min read
Project Stargate
The CIA studied psychics. No, we didn’t misspell physics, and this isn’t the plot of Stranger Things. Between 1972 and 1995 the CIA, the...
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Aug 16, 20202 min read
The Mutilated Currency Division
It sounds like something straight out of Harry Potter, but the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Mutilated Currency Division is real and...
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Jul 31, 20202 min read
The Baby Eater of Bern
Nestled in Switzerland’s capital city of Bern sits a statue of an ogre eating a bag full of babies. Wait, what? The nearly 500-year-old...
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Jul 5, 20201 min read
The Electoral College
With the 2020 presidential election only a few months away, a refresher on our election process seemed apropos to dig into - specifically...
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Jun 21, 20202 min read
The First Climate Resilient Country?
The Commonwealth of Dominica - one of the Windward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean - is paving the way for rebuilding a more sustainable...
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Jun 14, 20202 min read
The Night Witches
Flying small biplanes made of plywood and canvas and carrying no radios or lights, The Night Witches were an all-female, all-volunteer...
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Jun 14, 20202 min read
Dirty Laundry
Every three months, the National Declassification Center releases a set of secret files to the public. Sure, this takes the fun out of...
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Jun 7, 20201 min read
The Outer Space Treaty
Created in 1966 by the United Nations, the Outer Space Treaty is a framework of laws that governs intergalactic activities. Yes, this...
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May 24, 20202 min read
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