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Foreign Exchange(s)
He made a name for himself organizing the world’s most important economic conference, only to have it tarnished by an outrageous accusation.
Written by
Michael Durbin
• 29 Dec 2016 •
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Starving for Answers
During WWII, 36 American conscientious objectors volunteered as subjects in a brutal science experiment to measure the body's response to starvation.
Written by
Erika Nesvold
• 01 Dec 2016 •
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Ten Minutes in Lituya Bay
A remote bay in Alaska is home to an odd and occasionally catastrophic geology. In 1958, a handful of people experienced this firsthand.
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 30 Sep 2016 •
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The King’s Letters
The 15th-century scholar who upset the Korean aristocracy by creating a native script for the Korean language, and thus wean it off Chinese characters.
Written by
Marisa Brook
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Christine Ro
• 08 Aug 2016 •
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Mobilis In Mobili
A 1930s effort to reach the Earth's northernmost point via antiquated submarine.
Written by
Gustaf Hildebrand
• 14 Jun 2016 •
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Into the Bewilderness
Charles Waterton was a pioneer of conservation. He was also extremely nutty, in ways that suggest he may have over-identified with his animal subjects.
Written by
Christine Ro
• 13 May 2016 •
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Colonels of Truth
The tumultuous true story of the life of a fast food icon.
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 15 Mar 2016 •
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89, 263, 201, 500, 337, 480
A set of three encrypted notes from the nineteenth century purportedly describe the location of hidden treasure in Virginia.
Written by
Marisa Brook
• 17 Dec 2015 •
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The Japanese Art of Self-Preservation
On the ancient Japanese Buddhist practice of self-mummification.
Written by
Erika Nesvold
• 30 Nov 2015 •
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Faxes From the Far Side
The 1950s-era Soviet mission to first photograph the far side of the moon.
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 23 Oct 2015 •
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