The World's Deepest Submarine Rescue
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 23, 2023
More than eighty hours after the Titan submersible lost contact with its surface ship while on a dive to explore the wreck of the Titanic a...
Dresden’s Tobacco Mosque
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 22, 2023
The ‘Tobacco Mosque’ in Dresden, Germany, by the city’s main railway line, is a fascinating structure. The impressive building with a 60-fee...
The Willamette Meteorite
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 21, 2023
One of the treasures of the American Museum of Natural History’s permanent collection is a large piece of extra-terrestrial rock called the ...
The Dwarves of Wrocław
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 20, 2023
The city of Wroclaw is famous for its charming market square, stunning old houses, and majestic churches. But lurking below near the ground,...
Jimmy The Raven
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 19, 2023
One of the most prolific actors of Hollywood has over six hundred acting credits to his name, but you haven’t even heard of him. Yet, if you...
The Ether Monument in Boston
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 19, 2023
In a corner in Boston's Public Garden, near the intersection of Arlington Street and Marlborough Street, stands an obscure monument that...
William Goodall: Robinson Crusoe of Singapore
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 15, 2023
Sandwiched between the mainland of Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, in the Straits of Johor, lies the small island of Pulau Sarimbun. The ...
Andy, The Goose Who Wore Sneakers
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 14, 2023
In 1988, Gene Fleming, a farmer and livestock equipment manufacturer from Hastings, Nebraska, was visiting his sister-in-law’s farm in Harva...
How Students Stole Britain’s Coronation Stone, The Stone of Scone
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 13, 2023
For more than seven hundred years, British monarchs have sat on a large block of rectangular sandstone during their coronations. This block ...
That Time When The Supreme Court Had to Decide Whether Tomatoes Are Fruits or Vegetables
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 8, 2023
Is tomato a fruit or a vegetable? It is a trick question, because the answer depends on who you ask. A botanist will tell you that it’s a fr...
Dickin Medal: Honoring Animals For Wartime Bravery
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 7, 2023
Animals have been an indispensable part of warfare and combat since ancient times. The ancient Greeks and the Romans trained their dogs spec...
The Radiological Incident in Ciudad Juárez
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 5, 2023
One of the worst radiation accident in North America took place in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in 1984. Although the incident is rela...
Playa de Las Teresitas: A European Beach Made From Saharan Sand
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 2, 2023
Playa de Las Teresitas in Tenerife, Spain, is one of the most popular beaches of the Canary Islands, but the beach is not natural—it was cre...
Crocker Land: An Expedition To a Non-Existent Island
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 1, 2023
In 1906, Robert Peary had just returned from an unsuccessful trip to the Arctic. The veteran explorer had hoped to reach the North Pole, but...
The Tragic Death of Sophie Blanchard, The First Woman Balloon Pilot
Kaushik Patowary
May 30, 2023
Ever since Sophie Blanchard stepped into the basket with her husband, the famous balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard, she knew she belonged to ...
Martin van Butchell: The Dentist Who Put His Dead Wife on Display
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2023
Quackery in dentistry has existed as far back as the earliest days when sufferers from dental problems sought treatment at the hands of some...
Why The Australian Jewel Beetle Love Beer Bottles
Kaushik Patowary
May 24, 2023
The Australian jewel beetle (Julodimorpha bakewelli ) is a large golden-colored beetle species that is found all over South Australia in ari...
Philip Ashton: The Castaway
Kaushik Patowary
May 22, 2023
Just three years after the publication of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe , a youngster from Massachusetts suffered a fate similar to the pro...
1764 Woldegk Tornado: The Strongest in History
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2023
On June 29, 1764, almost the entire town of Woldegk was in church attending a day of repentance and prayer. Also known as Buß- und Bettag, i...
Why Phyllis Rode Aristotle Around Like a Horse
Kaushik Patowary
May 17, 2023
In the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, there is a bronze aquamanile, or water jug, dating from the late 14th or early 15th century. ...
