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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
It's always sunny in... China?
The name HL-2M certainly doesn’t conjure up thoughts of basking in the sunshine on a tropical beach, and after learning more about...
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Jun 7, 20201 min read
The Maracaibo Beacon
Imagine a place where lightning strikes not once, not twice, but 28 times per minute for nine hours straight. Well, that place exists...
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Jun 7, 20201 min read
The Darvaza Crater
Long-story-short, someone threw a match into a large crater and it’s been on fire ever since. In 1971, a soviet drilling rig was...
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May 31, 20201 min read
Return Guests
You probably already know that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to land on the moon, but did you know they weren't the...
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May 31, 20201 min read
Dino-Spiderman
In 1994, employees at a Bolivian cement quarry uncovered a giant slab of limestone sprinkled with more than 5,000 dinosaur footprints....
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May 31, 20201 min read
X-Men of the Sea
It sounds like something straight out of X-Men; a group of people who are able to stay underwater for up to 13 minutes at a time at...
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May 24, 20202 min read
When to Stop
When should you stop dating and choose a partner? How many houses should you look at before you buy? When should you stop observing a...
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May 24, 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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