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Oct 29, 2021
The oil and gas industry knew about climate change in the 1950s
Archival documents set the timeline of coverups even further back.
Oct 28, 2021
This electric car was cutting edge in 1908. What’s it like to drive it?
It was almost the Tesla of the 20th century.
Oct 27, 2021
How sexy Victorian mediums tricked scientists into believing in ectoplasm
Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
Sep 17, 2021
The Kinsey Scale Test and 3 other ways to find where you fall on the sexuality spectrum
Human sexuality spans too wide a scope to possibly be covered by a single test.
Sep 08, 2021
Eat like an ancient Roman by recreating bread from Pompeii
Walk like an Egyptian, eat like a Roman.
What’s in a packrat’s petrified pee? Just a few thousand years of secrets.
Humans stand to learn a lot from these furry little collectors.
Jul 22, 2021
The US military’s first experiment with portable nuclear reactors was short and tragic
Naturally, they're trying it again.
Jul 18, 2021
Why were chainsaws invented? To help with childbirth.
And other weird things we learned this week.