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The Mystery of Why So Many Ancient Statues Have Broken Noses

The Mystery of Why So Many Ancient Statues Have Broken Noses

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Scientists Have Mapped “Zealandia”: Earth’s Sunken 8th Continent

Scientists Have Mapped “Zealandia”: Earth’s Sunken 8th Continent

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Necrobotics, Electrified Chopsticks and Other Winners of the 2023 Annual Ig Nobel Awards

Necrobotics, Electrified Chopsticks and Other Winners of the 2023 Annual Ig Nobel Awards

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Curious Quandary of Colombia’s “Cocaine Hippo” Epidemic

The Curious Quandary of Colombia’s “Cocaine Hippo” Epidemic

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Student Who Ate $120k Banana from Modern Artwork Tells His Story

Student Who Ate $120k Banana from Modern Artwork Tells His Story

JULY 10, 2023

What If The Gendered Hunter-Gatherer Stereotype From Human History Is Wrong?

What If The Gendered Hunter-Gatherer Stereotype From Human History Is Wrong?

JULY 10, 2023

The Ancient Language That Has Grammar Based On The Human Body

The Ancient Language That Has Grammar Based On The Human Body

JUNE 20, 2023

The Poison Book Project and the Green Covers That Might Be On A Shelf Near You

The Poison Book Project and the Green Covers That Might Be On A Shelf Near You

JUNE 14, 2023

The $400 Million Coffin and How Much Of Museum Exhibits Are Stolen

The $400 Million Coffin and How Much Of Museum Exhibits Are Stolen

MAY 8, 2023

The Philatelic Disaster of Self-Adhesive Stamps

The Philatelic Disaster of Self-Adhesive Stamps

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The People Who Live In Multiple Timelines, With Multiple Birthdays

The People Who Live In Multiple Timelines, With Multiple Birthdays

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Truth About Native American History We Rarely Talk About

The Truth About Native American History We Rarely Talk About

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Scientists Discover Oldest Legible Sentence and It Is About Head Lice

Scientists Discover Oldest Legible Sentence and It Is About Head Lice

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Inside the San Francisco Church That Holds the History of the Internet

Inside the San Francisco Church That Holds the History of the Internet

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Frederick Douglass and How Photos Will Shape Our Idea History In the Future

Frederick Douglass and How Photos Will Shape Our Idea History In the Future

AUGUST 4, 2022

Reliving History Through Photos of Long Abandoned Things

Reliving History Through Photos of Long Abandoned Things

JUNE 21, 2022

The Problem Of History Isn’t Too Few Surviving Manuscripts, It Is Too Many

The Problem Of History Isn’t Too Few Surviving Manuscripts, It Is Too Many

MAY 30, 2022

Space Cremation And Sabotaging Future Archaeologists

Space Cremation And Sabotaging Future Archaeologists

MAY 26, 2022

The Overthrow of Hawaii and How We Should Study History

The Overthrow of Hawaii and How We Should Study History

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

One Man's Quest To Prove Humans Prefer a 48 Hour Sleep Cycle

One Man's Quest To Prove Humans Prefer a 48 Hour Sleep Cycle

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Dogs Can Tell When You’re Keeping Snacks From Them On Purpose

Dogs Can Tell When You’re Keeping Snacks From Them On Purpose

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Monopoly Was Actually Invented To Show The Dangers of Capitalism

Monopoly Was Actually Invented To Show The Dangers of Capitalism

JUNE 25, 2021

Tiny Creature Comes Back To Life After 24,000 Year Deep Freeze

Tiny Creature Comes Back To Life After 24,000 Year Deep Freeze

JUNE 8, 2021

Humans May Have Contaminated Mars ... With Life

Humans May Have Contaminated Mars ... With Life

MAY 14, 2021