Scott Cianciosi • Damn Interesting https://www.damninteresting.com/author/scott-cianciosi/ Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:43:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 The Sheep Incident https://www.damninteresting.com/the-sheep-incident/ https://www.damninteresting.com/the-sheep-incident/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:45:43 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=945 The Sheep Incident:

It was half past midnight on March 17th, 1968. Keith Smart, the director of epidemiology and ecology at Utah’s Dugway Proving Grounds, was awakened by the ringing of a phone. On the other end was Dr. Bode, a professor at the University of Utah, and the director of the school’s contract with Dugway. There was […]

]]> https://www.damninteresting.com/the-sheep-incident/feed/ 162 Sergei’s Litter https://www.damninteresting.com/sergei%e2%80%99s-litter/ https://www.damninteresting.com/sergei%e2%80%99s-litter/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:33:20 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=930 Sergei’s Litter:

From the 1920’s through the 1950’s, a Soviet scientist by the name of Sergei S. Bryukhonenko spent countless hours slaving away in his laboratory. In his homeland, he was known as a respected researcher for his influential insights into blood transfusion. Not content with his previous achievements, Bryukhonenko wanted to push his work to the […]

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The nobleman awoke on a sunny spring morning. Feeling uncomfortable, he shifted himself, only to notice an extra weight on his pillow. Groggily, he opened his eyes. The glint of a blade stared back at him, its handle leaving an indentation in the pillow’s surface. Horrified, he rushed to his guards to question them about […]

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