Nicholas Senn: The Doctor Who Blew Hydrogen Gas Up His Patient's Asses

Feb 19, 2020

Say, you get shot in the stomach. You go to a doctor. The doctor pulls down your pants and starts pumping hydrogen gas up your ass. Then he ...

The Mysterious Sky Battle Over Nuremberg in 1561

Feb 18, 2020

Throughout history, many observers have reported seeing strange things in the sky. Some of these sightings were, in all probability, natur...

When Dead Whales Toured The Country

Feb 17, 2020

For almost three decades, from the 1950s though the 1970s, three gargantuan, smelly, whale carcasses toured the length and breadth of Europe...

Unaweep Canyon: The Canyon With Two Mouths

Feb 14, 2020

Unaweep Canyon in western Colorado, the United States, is a large canyon that cuts across the Uncompahgre Plateau, a large uplift within the...

Anatoli Bugorski: The Man Who Stuck His Head Inside a Particle Accelerator

Feb 14, 2020

Out of all places to stick your head into, a particle accelerator would rank among the worst. Yet, on that fateful day of 13 July 1978, thir...

Circus Maximus

Feb 12, 2020

The Colosseum was the Roman Empire’s largest amphitheater, but it was not the largest stadium. That title belonged to Circus Maximus, situat...

A Treasure Trove of Antique Car Accidents

Feb 12, 2020

For four decades from 1917 through the late 1950s, Boston Herald-Traveler photographer Leslie Jones covered every major and minor events in...

Cynthia, The Celebrity Mannequin

Feb 11, 2020

The story of Pygmalion, from ancient Greek mythology, is well known. Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with his own creation, which ...

London’s Only Lighthouse

Feb 10, 2020

On the north bank of River Thames, just across the iconic O2 arena (formerly known as the Millennium Dome), stands London’s only lighthouse....

The Tunnel of Eupalinos

Feb 10, 2020

Digging tunnels is probably among the most toughest engineering projects the ancient people undertook, because it required mastering several...