The New FeedNov 22, 20202 minMedieval Penis InvestigatorsThe year is 1370. Location: England (of course). At the time, women could only file for a divorce under very special circumstances,...
The New FeedOct 11, 20202 minGood Flag Bad FlagRoman Mars, the host of 99% Invisible (a fantastic podcast) is particularly passionate about flags. He even gave a TED Talk on the...
The New FeedAug 16, 20202 minProject StargateThe CIA studied psychics. No, we didn’t misspell physics, and this isn’t the plot of Stranger Things. Between 1972 and 1995 the CIA, the...
The New FeedAug 1, 20202 minThe Mutilated Currency DivisionIt sounds like something straight out of Harry Potter, but the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Mutilated Currency Division is real and...
The New FeedJul 5, 20201 minThe Baby Eater of BernNestled in Switzerland’s capital city of Bern sits a statue of an ogre eating a bag full of babies. Wait, what? The nearly 500-year-old...
The New FeedJun 21, 20202 minThe Electoral CollegeWith the 2020 presidential election only a few months away, a refresher on our election process seemed apropos to dig into - specifically...
The New FeedJun 14, 20202 minThe Night WitchesFlying small biplanes made of plywood and canvas and carrying no radios or lights, The Night Witches were an all-female, all-volunteer...
The New FeedJun 14, 20202 minThe First Climate Resilient Country?The Commonwealth of Dominica - one of the Windward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean - is paving the way for rebuilding a more sustainable...
The New FeedJun 7, 20201 minDirty LaundryEvery three months, the National Declassification Center releases a set of secret files to the public. Sure, this takes the fun out of...
The New FeedMay 24, 20202 minThe Outer Space TreatyCreated in 1966 by the United Nations, the Outer Space Treaty is a framework of laws that governs intergalactic activities. Yes, this...