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Mar 1, 20213 min read
A manhole cover in space
A post dedicated to bizarre human-made objects in space (incl. a hypersonic manhole cover)

Feb 15, 20213 min read
Legion of regrettable superheroes
Exploring the bottom of the barrel for superheroes and villains


Feb 8, 20214 min read
The South Sea bubble
The financial folly that burnt Newton and almost brought down the British crown


Feb 1, 20213 min read
Japanese mascots
A brief look at the whimsical world of Japanese mascots


Jan 31, 20213 min read
The Schleswig-Holstein question
Everything you love about the 19th century: problematic successions, nation states, and Otto von Bismarck


Jan 25, 20213 min read
The Michelin Guide
The Guide Michelin - the key to fine dining (and successfully invading Europe)


Jan 18, 20212 min read
Thieving animals
A boar steals a laptop and a deer steals a gun

Jan 11, 20212 min read
Canadian heraldry
An excursion into the wondrous world of Canadian heraldry

Jan 4, 20213 min read
Brexit
A celebration of the 2020 Brexit deal


Dec 14, 20202 min read
European heraldry
An excursion into the wondrous world of (mostly) Dutch heraldry


Nov 30, 20202 min read
Nuclear propulsion
How to travel in space riding shock waves of nuclear bombs


Nov 23, 20203 min read
Space cannons
A story about a Canadian building big guns to shoot stuff into orbit


Nov 16, 20202 min read
Fish
Stories of suspicious salmon and fifty Flemish fishermen

Nov 9, 20202 min read
Asking the public
Asking the public to vote on naming your next great project comes with risks

Nov 2, 20202 min read
Presidential pets
A brief summary of the most extraordinary pets to inhabit the White House


Oct 25, 20202 min read
Legality of death and reincarnation
How to get permission to die and reincarnate

Oct 18, 20202 min read
Nobel Peace Prize
Making the case for next year's Nobel Peace Prize winners


Oct 11, 20203 min read
Ig Nobel Prizes
Celebrating discoveries that first make you laugh and then make you think


Oct 4, 20202 min read
Rotten boroughs
The fastest way to buy up parliamentary seats in 18th century Britain

Sep 27, 20202 min read
Missing the mark
Two tales of twisted borders
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