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That Time the BBC Made One of the Creepiest Broadcasts of All Time
Published: January 22, 2025 16:44
“I think three women who were pregnant went into labour that evening.” This is a quote from BAFTA winning horror writer Stephen Volk discussing perhaps his most infamous work, Ghostwatch. A BBC special released in 1992 that resulted in a quantifiable…
Fire, Ice, and Plutonium
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Published: January 22, 2025 16:41
Lasting from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Cold War was among the most dangerous periods in all of human history. For over four and half decades, the communist east and the capitalist west eyed…
That Time the Nazis Went on a Quest to Save a Major Jewish Leader
Published: January 21, 2025 17:59
On September 1, 1939, 66 infantry divisions, 2,750 tanks, and 1,315 aircraft of the German Wehrmacht thundered across Germany’s eastern border into neighbouring Poland, plunging Europe into the Second World War. Two weeks later on September 17, the Soviet…
Who Actually Invented the First Machine Gun?
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Published: January 21, 2025 17:43
“I never shall forget the way, That Blood upon this awful day, Preserved us all from death. He stood upon a little mound, Cast his lethargic eyes around, And said beneath his breath : “Whatever happens we have got, The Maxim Gun, and they have not.” This…
The Brink of Starvation- The Inspiring Tale of Inventing Instant Ramen
Published: January 9, 2025 17:12
Ah, instant ramen: friend to starving students and broke individuals everywhere. A convenient and delicious source of cheap calories, it is the perfect meal for getting through exam season or stretching a dollar until the next paycheque arrives. Available…
Incredible Engineering- Inventing the Transistor
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Published: January 9, 2025 17:08
Reach into your pocket and pull out your cell phone. Even if you are rocking the most ancient, stripped-down flip phone from 2002, the object in your hands is still a marvel of modern electronics technology, packing billions of tiny switches into just a…
The Great Vibrator Myth
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Published: December 30, 2024 18:24
Selfie stick. Electrical banana. Pocket pleaser. Magic wand. Divorce maker. Buzz Nightgear. Battery Operated Boyfriend. These are but a few colourful euphemisms for womankind’s best friend, found in millions of nightstand drawers across the globe: the…
How NASA Learned to Land on the Moon
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Published: December 30, 2024 08:26
On July 20, 1969, the whole world gathered around their flickering television sets and watched in awe as astronaut Neil Armstrong who, if not for someone secretly slipping his very late application to the astronaut program into the pile wouldn’t have even…
To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before: How do Astronauts Answer the Call of Nature in Space?
Published: December 28, 2024 20:27
It was 8:15 AM on May 5, 1961, and astronaut Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was facing an unexpected crisis. Chosen to be the first American – and the second human – in history to blast into space, at 5:15 AM Shepard had been strapped into his Mercury…
How do They Make Decaf Coffee and Tea and Non-Alcoholic Beer and Wine?
Published: December 28, 2024 20:24
Caffeine. Alcohol. Nicotine. These are the three most widely-consumed drugs in the world. Every day, around 80% of the world’s population – around 6.4 billion people – consumes caffeine – typically in the form of coffee, tea, or cola – with the average…