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Crazy Patents

A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an View Post

Mickey Barreto - An NYC Real Estate Loophole Story

For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law.

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Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 March 1941)[3] is a British 2024-10-21 16:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post

October Bonus: Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/extreme-fishing-montauk-wetsuiting-striped-bass/679574/

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Siege Weapons and Fortifications

A siege engine is a weapon used to destroy fortifications such as defensive walls, 2024-10-14 15:33:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Pied Piper and the Children's Crusade

The legend dates back to the Middle Ages. The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in multicoloured ("pied") clothing, who was a rat catcher hired by the town to lure rats away[1] with his magic 2024-10-07 16:11:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Project 57

Project 57 was an open-air nuclear test conducted by the United States at the Nellis Air Force Range in 1957,[1][2] following 2024-09-30 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Sun Wukong the Monkey King

Sun Wukong (Chinese: 孫悟空, Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n ûkʰʊ́ŋ]), also known as the Monkey King, is a literary and religious figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel 2024-09-23 22:20:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Humanists for Harris Livestream - Audio Version

Here it is in case you missed it. If you want to read the chat you can go to Youtube and view it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/R3skyySEOuE?si=d01zRJyFvCnzarhj

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Humanists for Harris Livestream Recording

Here it is in case you missed it. If you want to read the chat you can go to Youtube and view it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/R3skyySEOuE?si=d01zRJyFvCnzarhj

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Hulk Hogan, the Love Sponge, and Peter Thiel

Bollea v. Gawker was a lawsuit filed in 2013 in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, delivering a verdict on March 18, 2016. In the suit, Terry Gene Bollea...

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Human Greetings and Congratulation Rituals

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handshake

A handshake is a globally widespread, brief greeting or parting tradition in which two people grasp one of each other's hands, and in most cases, it is accompanied b...

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The Ice Bowl

The 1967 NFL Championship Game was the 35th NFL championship, played on December 31 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.2024-09-02 22:09:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Colton Harris Moore - The Barefoot Bandit

Colton Harris Moore (born March 22, 1991)[10] is an American former fugitive. He was charged with the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in property, including several small aircraft, boats, and multiple cars, all committed while still a teenager.

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Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Louise Calment (French: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃] ; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian and, with a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 ...

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JBS Haldane and the X-Craft

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS (/ˈhɔːldeɪn/; 5 November 1892 – 1 December 1964[1]2024-08-13 04:01:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the...

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The Conch Rebellion

The Conch Republic (/ˈkɒŋk/) is a micronation declared as a sarcastic secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the Un...

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Anthony Comstock

Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 – September 21, 1915) was an American anti-vice activist, United States Postal Inspector, and secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice (NYSSV), who was dedicated to upholding View Post

Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro

The United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) made numerous unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. There were also attempts by Cuban exiles, sometimes in cooperation with the CIA. The 1975 View Post

Steve Jobs

Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman and majority shareholder of 2024-07-08 18:47:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Late Bronze Age Collapse

The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC associated with environmental change, mass migration, and the 2024-07-01 20:53:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Spaceships That Weren't

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_canceled_launch_vehicle_designs

Even before the launch of Sputnik 1, there were various types of launch vehicle designs. The launch vehicle designs described below are either canceled or never left the drawing board.

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Frank Bourassa - The Greatest Counterfeiter in the World

Counterfeiting of the currency of the United States is widely attempted. According to the United States Department of Treasury, an estimated $70 million in counterfeit bills are in circulation, or a...

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Unusual Deaths 4

This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.

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The Ark Encounter

Ark Encounter is a Christian theme park that opened in Williamstown, Kentucky, United States, in 2016.[2] View Post

First Expeditions to Mount Everest

Mount Everest[3] is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub...

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May Bonus: Ray Comfort, "Banana Man" Chapter 1-2

What do you do when the world’s most famous atheist mocks and insults you on international television, in universities, and throughout social media?

You look to the Bible and see how Joseph was humiliated before the time came when God opened a big door of opportunity for him. You see how Moses was abased before God opened a big sea for him. You take comfort in the Scriptures—in the knowledge that those who trusted God were often the object of “cruel mockings,” in the principle o...

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Amelia Earhart

Amelia Mary Earhart (/ˈɛərhɑːrt/ AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American 2024-05-20 17:17:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Chicxulub Impact

The Chicxulub crater (IPA: [t͡ʃikʃuˈluɓ]  cheek-shoo-LOOB) is an 2024-05-13 18:07:30 +0000 UTC View Post