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A collection of 200 issues

Betting the Bank: The Chinese Heist Fueled by Lottery Tickets and Desperation

Two bank managers stole millions from their vault to buy lottery tickets, hoping to win big and return the cash. Their disastrous plan netted them only US$12,700. They were caught, and the ultimate price for their high-stakes gamble was execution.

Society & Social Issues Business & Economics Medicine, Psychology & Health

15 Aug 2025 2 min read

Buried Fortune, Poisoned Wells? The Story of Virginia's Forbidden Uranium

Beneath Virginia's rolling hills lies the largest U.S. uranium deposit, a potential energy goldmine. However, a decades-long state ban, upheld by the Supreme Court, keeps it buried due to fears of catastrophic groundwater contamination in the state's wet climate.

Society & Social Issues Business & Economics Science & Nature

15 Aug 2025 3 min read

La Quintrala: The Blood-Red Legend of Chile's Cruelest Landowner

Catalina de los Ríos y Lísperguer, “La Quintrala,” was a 17th-century Chilean landowner famed for her red hair and beauty. Her legend is defined by accusations of witchcraft, sadistic cruelty, and the murder of dozens, making her a haunting figure in South American folklore.

Biography & Personal Stories History Society & Social Issues

15 Aug 2025 3 min read

Good Women Who Row Like Devils: The Forgotten Story of Stockholm's Roddarmadam

For nearly 500 years, Stockholm's waterways were ruled by the Roddarmadam—fiercely independent female rowers. Known for their coarse language and incredible strength, these water taxi operators were a vital, formidable part of city life, famously described as "good women who row like devils!"

History Society & Social Issues Geography & Places

15 Aug 2025 2 min read

The Day a Cartoon Alien Shut Down Boston: Revisiting the $2M 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' Bomb Scare

In 2007, Boston mistook LED ads for the show 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' as bombs, sparking a city-wide panic. The response, involving numerous agencies, cost the city and Turner Broadcasting a combined $2 million, all for a guerrilla marketing campaign gone wrong.

Entertainment & Media History Society & Social Issues

15 Aug 2025 2 min read

Moll Cutpurse: The Cross-Dressing, Pipe-Smoking Queen of London's 17th-Century Underworld

Mary Frith (c.1584–1659), aka Moll Cutpurse, was a notorious London outlaw who defied gender norms. Dressed in men's clothes, she became a legendary pickpocket, fence, and underworld figure, so famous she was immortalized in a play while still alive.

Biography & Personal Stories History Society & Social Issues

15 Aug 2025 2 min read

One Script, a Billion Voices: Unraveling the Chinese Language Paradox

Chinese presents a unique paradox: a shared written script allows speakers of mutually unintelligible languages like Mandarin and Cantonese to read the same text. This system, based on concepts rather than sounds, has unified a vast culture while preserving immense spoken diversity.

Art, Culture & Design History Society & Social Issues

15 Aug 2025 2 min read

The Village of Two Tongues: How Men and Women in Ubang, Nigeria Speak Different Languages

In the Nigerian village of Ubang, men and women use different words for the same things due to a unique bilingual tradition rooted in their creation myth. This fascinating and endangered language offers a rare glimpse into how gender and identity can shape speech.

Art, Culture & Design Society & Social Issues Geography & Places

15 Aug 2025 2 min read

Red-Handed: The Chemical Warfare Banks Wage on Robbers with Exploding Dye Packs

Dye packs, disguised as cash and armed by tellers via a magnetic plate, are a bank's secret weapon. When a robber crosses a sensor at the exit, a chemical reaction heats to ~400°F, releasing indelible ink and smoke, rendering the stolen money worthless and traceable.

Technology & Innovation Science & Nature Society & Social Issues

15 Aug 2025 2 min read

Jónsson and Jónsdóttir: Why Most Icelanders Don't Have Family Names

In Iceland, a unique patronymic system prevails. Instead of inheriting a family surname, Icelanders' last names are derived from their father's (or mother's) first name, followed by '-son' for a son or '-dóttir' for a daughter. A family of four can have four different last names.

Art, Culture & Design Society & Social Issues History

15 Aug 2025 2 min read

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