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Here’s some pretty macabre diagrams of 30 different ways to die by electrocution from the 1931 illustrated Austrian book Elektroschutz in 132 Bildern by Stefan Jellinek, an Austrian doctor (born in what today is the Czech Republic). The world’s first electro-pathologist he wrote this book and was … Continue reading →

On this day in 1791 the states ratified the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, commonly known as the Bill of Rights. Unfortunately, these days it seems as if those who support the 2nd Amendment seem to be willing … Continue reading →

This 6 ½ minute video by a 17 year old shows how his invention can change the world, protect us from pandemics spread by air passengers, and save billions of dollars. Raymond Wang is only 17 years old, but he’s … Continue reading →

Stonehenge was most likely to have been originally built in Pembrokeshire, Wales, before it was taken apart and transported some 180 miles (290km) to Wiltshire, England. It may sound like an impossible task without modern technology, but it wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

…dolls.  

You decide:

A collection of places far away to visit in your daydreams.

Can you imagine the public’s response to Basil Fawlty and his hotel if Yelp had been around in the 1970s? I’ve set up a Yelp page for the fictitious Fawlty Towers (not the name usurper in Cocoa Beach, Florida) so … Continue reading →

Working with a Turko-Hungarian group since 2013, Norbert Pap of the University of Pécs announced the discovery of Turbék, a fortified town and Ottoman pilgrimage site that grew up around the burial site of Suleiman the Magnificent’s internal organs. Suleiman died in … Continue reading →