What was the most inconvenient deal in the history of humanity? The sale of Alaska by (then imperial) Russia…
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The Most Difficult Bridge to Build
What was, in your opinion, the most difficult bridge to build from an architectural point of…
How one man outwitted the Nazis
On September 28, 1943, a high-level Nazi attaché serving in Copenhagen, Denmark wrote these words in…
an attorney named John Lee Webster
In 1879, an attorney named John Lee Webster represented Chief Standing Bear of Nebraska’s Ponca Tribe…
What is the most shocking biological record ever achieved?
What is the most shocking biological record ever achieved? What you see is what is called…
Jimmy Carter
Ever since he left the White House some 40 years ago, Jimmy Carter has led a…
What extraordinary island in the world is renowned for being perpetually monoclimatic?
What extraordinary island in the world is renowned for being perpetually monoclimatic? Lìtla Dìmun is the smallest…
What makes power plants more efficient than cars?
Economies of scale. There is an episode of “Big Bang” where Penny starts her own business…
What does a war declaration look like?
Sometimes they can look like this: That’s the telegram sent by Count Berchtold, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign…
How long does a snake’s head stay alive?
Warning!! Don’t touch the head of a venomous snake. In 2014, Chef Peng Fan was preparing…
Could it be possible to construct an object so heavy that it alters the Earth’s movement?
It may sound unbelievable, but it’s possible, and it has already been built. Allow me to…
What would happen if the Earth’s deserts could be turned into grasslands?
There could be catastrophic consequences for the whole eco-system of the planet if all the deserts…