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Dec 6, 20211 min read
Fijian independence
The time when Fiji's independence was saved by the meticulous British filing system


Nov 29, 20212 min read
Dante's trials
700 years after his death, Italy's famous writer Dante Alighieri has another busy year

Nov 22, 20212 min read
Flags II
Russia's regions have great flags

Nov 15, 20212 min read
Flags I
Good Flag, Bad Flag - the five timeless principles of flag design


Nov 8, 20211 min read
Frogs in milk
Why you should keep a healthy frog population in case your fridge fails


Oct 31, 20211 min read
Mascot minute of silence
Mascots struggle to look somber during minutes of silence


Oct 24, 20211 min read
The ugliest building contest
Architectural anarchy in China


Oct 17, 20212 min read
Ig Nobel prizes II
The Ig Nobel Prizes have once again been awarded - time to celebrate some science


Oct 10, 20211 min read
Unicorn hunting
How to get your unicorn hunting license


Oct 3, 20212 min read
Pepsi jet
When drinking Pepsi could get you a jet

Sep 26, 20212 min read
Having a party
A homage to some of the greatest political parties in history


Sep 19, 20212 min read
Star Wars wars
Star Wars, Muammar Gaddafi, and a Sandcrawler


Sep 5, 20212 min read
Finding your team name
Looking for a new sports team name? Take inspiration from East German football clubs


Aug 8, 20212 min read
Olympic torch hoax
An Olympic torch from underpants soaked in kerosene

Aug 1, 20212 min read
Austrian politics - a soap opera
Subtitles gone wrong create a particularly silly moment in Austrian politics


Jul 25, 20212 min read
Bob's space program
When Bob built a rocket and Evel Knievel jumped over a canyon


Jul 18, 20212 min read
The Stork Derby
How to create mayhem from the afterlife


Mar 14, 20212 min read
Death and taxes
A story dedicated to whiskey, tax, and the IRS


Mar 8, 20212 min read
Units of measurement
A topic very much underappreciated (except by physicists, engineers, and Germans)


Mar 1, 20212 min read
The Madman's library
A collection of extraordinary books
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