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Why some people started wearing aluminium foil hats: The famous MIT study that found something completely unexpectedAn MIT experiment found that aluminium foil hats amplified certain radio frequencies instead of blocking them. Written as satire, the study...- In 1991, the Soviets abandoned anthrax island, a bioweapon facility which still has over 90% chance of killing people decades after its creationVozrozhdeniye Island served as a Soviet biological weapons testing site for decades. Weaponized anthrax spores left behind remain a dangero...
- As Iran war rages on, US takes a massive hit far from the battle ground; loses nuclear supercarrier USS NimitzAmerica's first nuclear supercarrier, USS Nimitz, is preparing for deactivation in March 2027. This iconic warship has served the US Navy f...
- In 1958, the US planned to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon. Why project A119 never happenedThe US considered detonating a nuclear bomb on the Moon after Sputnik's launch. Project A119 aimed to demonstrate American power and presti...
- In the 1950s, a Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait and pumping the ocean to melt the Arctic, a deliberate plan to thaw the top of the world and warm SiberiaA Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait to warm the Arctic. This ambitious plan aimed to melt ice and change global weather pa...
- Trump expresses frustrations with Netanyahu before their first meeting since launching the Iran warIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Donald Trump amid shared domestic pressures. The leaders aim to smooth strai...
- A misdiagnosis of US failings leaves Donald Trump stuck in IranTrump’s Iran strategy has reached a dead end despite repeated military threats, exposing the limits of US power. America’s inability to for...
- Trump hosts Zelenskiy, Netanyahu as Ukraine, Iran wars reach critical stagesPresident Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy. Both leaders are in Washington for a memorial ...
- 5 years before Apollo 11, a landlocked African nation tried to send teenagers to the Moon to beat the US and USSR, but the failed mission was probably never about the space race at allEdward Mukuka Nkoloso led Zambia's ambitious space program after independence. He trained teenage "Afronauts" using unconventional methods ...
- Four decades after Chernobyl, Italy embraces nuclear againFour decades after abandoning nuclear power in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, Italy is preparing to revive the sector as Prime Ministe...
- The CIA spent millions trying to turn cats into Cold War spies; the bizarre secret experiment ended in the strangest possible wayDuring the Cold War, the CIA launched one of its most unusual classified projects, hoping to use an unlikely animal for intelligence gather...
- Why the coming winter is going to be a long, cold one for EuropeEurope will face the next winter with alarmingly low energy supplies and heating oil inventories. Global markets for liquefied natural gas ...
- In the late '60s and early '70s, the US military tried something it hasn't repeated since; Operation Popeye - what was it?Can you weaponize the weather? The U.S. military actually tried. During the Vietnam War, a top-secret mission named Operation Popeye used c...
- Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II: ‘I believe that, young or old, we have as much to look forward to…’ – Why hope for the future matters at every stage of lifeQuote of the day: Queen Elizabeth II's long reign symbolized stability through decades of change. Her words encourage appreciating past ach...
- In 1966, the U.S. Army drilled through 1.4 km of Greenland ice; decades later, forgotten soil from the core revealed preserved leaves and twigsA forgotten Greenland soil sample from 1966 revealed ancient plant remains. This discovery showed the area was once ice-free and vegetated....
- The US Army built a nuclear-powered city inside the Greenland ice sheet as cover for a plan to run 600 missiles through 4,000 km of tunnels beneath it; Denmark found out in 1997Camp Century was an underground base in Greenland powered by a nuclear reactor. This base concealed Project Iceworm, a secret plan for 600 ...
- Goldman raises Dutch TTF gas price view on slow Hormuz export recoveryGoldman Sachs raised its Dutch TTF gas price forecasts for the final two quarters of 2025, citing expectations of further delays in the nor...
- In the 1950s, US scientists planned to use nuclear bombs to blast a harbor on the Alaskan coast: Project Chariot, a Cold War scheme to reshape the map with atomic blastsIn 1958, the US proposed Project Chariot to blast a harbor in Alaska. This plan was part of Operation Plowshare, seeking peaceful nuclear e...
- America's most dangerous grave is buried beneath layers of lead & concrete: True story behind US's only grave that can never be exhumedArmy Specialist Richard McKinley rests in a unique grave at Arlington National Cemetery. His burial involved a double lead-lined casket and...
- Moskau by Dschinghis KhanGerman YouTuber Jarow's viral hit 'Haaland (Ha Ha Ha)' directly samples Dschinghis Khan's 1979 song 'Moskau'. This ABBA-esque tune, infused...
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