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When the U.S. Army came for their land in 1877, the Nez Perce tribe complied. But tensions boiled over, and Chief Joseph led as they ran for their lives. • By Jackie Mead • 22 May 2023
In 1970s Bali, a sudden rice crisis prompted an unexpectedly far-reaching scientific discovery
To whom it may concern, we now have a (mostly) profanity-free mirror site.
In 1933, British WWI vet Maurice Wilson hatched an unorthodox plan to reach the still-untouched summit of Everest.
A great pitcher’s great temptation.
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A patient German inventor in Nazi Germany takes matters into his own hands.
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The common rat is hideous thing to behold. Two species make up what we call the true rat: the black rat Rattus rattus...
Written by Alan Bellows
A hypothetical vehicle that would facilitate frequent, relatively inexpensive transit between Earth and Mars.