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Crazy Patents

A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an 2024-11-04 22:28:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Mickey Barreto - An NYC Real Estate Loophole Story

For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law.

Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 March 1941)2024-10-21 16:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post

October Bonus: Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/extreme-fishing-montauk-wetsuiting-striped-bass/679574/

Siege Weapons and Fortifications

A siege engine is a weapon used to destroy for...

Pied Piper and the Children's Crusade

The legend dates back to the Middle Ages. The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in multicoloured ("pied") clothing, who was a r...

Project 57

Project 57 was an open-air nuclear test conducted by the United States at the Nellis Air Force Range in 1957,2024-09-30 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Sun Wukong the Monkey King

Sun Wukong (Chinese: 孫悟空, Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n ûkʰʊ́ŋ]), ...

Humanists for Harris Livestream - Audio Version

Here it is in case you missed it. If you want to read the chat you can go to Youtube and view it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/R3skyySEOuE?si=d01zRJyFvCnzarhj

You can still donat...

Humanists for Harris Livestream Recording

Here it is in case you missed it. If you want to read the chat you can go to Youtube and view it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/R3skyySEOuE?si=d01zRJyFvCnzarhj

You can still donat...

Hulk Hogan, the Love Sponge, and Peter Thiel

Bollea v. Gawker was a lawsuit filed in 2013 in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in 2024-09-16 17:09:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Human Greetings and Congratulation Rituals

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handshake

A handshake is a globally widespread, brief greeting or 2024-09-09 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post

The Ice Bowl

The 1967 NFL Championship Game was the 35th NFL championship, played on December 31 at 2024-09-02 22:09:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Colton Harris Moore - The Barefoot Bandit

Colton Harris Moore (born March 22, 1991)[10] is an American former fugitive. He was cha...

Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Louise Calment (French: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃] ⓘ; 21 February...

JBS Haldane and the X-Craft

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS (/ˈhɔːldeɪn/; 5 November 1892 – 1 Decemb...

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for 2024-08-05 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

The Conch Rebellion

The Conch Republic (/ˈkɒŋk/) is a micronation declared as a sarcastic 2024-07-29 16:07:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Anthony Comstock

Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 – September 21, 1915) was an American anti-vice activist, United States Postal Inspector, and secretary of the 2024-07-22 17:44:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro

The United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) made numerous unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Cuban leader 2024-07-15 19:10:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Steve Jobs

Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also the f...

Late Bronze Age Collapse

The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC associated with 2024-07-01 20:53:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Spaceships That Weren't

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_canceled_launch_vehicle_designs

Even before the launch of Sputnik 1...

Frank Bourassa - The Greatest Counterfeiter in the World

Counterfeiting of the currency of the United States is widely attempted. According to the 2024-06-17 17:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Unusual Deaths 4

This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.

The Ark Encounter

Ark Encounter is a Christian theme park that opened in 2024-06-03 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

First Expeditions to Mount Everest

Mount Everest[3] is Earth's highest mountain above 2024-05-27 15:53:54 +0000 UTC View Post

May Bonus: Ray Comfort, "Banana Man" Chapter 1-2

What do you do when the world’s most famous atheist mocks and insults you on international television, in universities, and throughout social media?

You look to the Bible and see how Joseph was humiliated before the time came when God opened a big door of opportunity for him. You see how ...

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Mary Earhart (/ˈɛərhɑːrt/ AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; 2024-05-20 17:17:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Chicxulub Impact

The Chicxulub crater (IPA: [t͡ʃikʃuˈluɓ] 2024-05-13 18:07:30 +0000 UTC View Post