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February 6, 2026
Heraclitus Hated Everyone—and Built a Philosophy Around It
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January 15, 2026
The Addams Family: How a Creepy, Kooky, and Weirdly Wholesome Family Exposed the Strangeness of ‘Normal’
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January 11, 2026
Götz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand: How a One-Handed Knight Became a Legend
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November 30, 2025
Time Travel Claims: The Wildest Stories, Photos, and Legends People Still Swear Are Real
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November 24, 2025
Did Charles Hatfield Really Make It Rain in San Diego? The Strange Tale of a Sewing‑Machine Salesman Turned Rainmaker
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November 18, 2025
Zion, Illinois: The Strange Saga of the Prophet, the Flat-Earther, and the Town That Tried to Ban Fun
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November 7, 2025
Elagabalus: The Unbelievable Tale of Rome’s Teenage Emperor and His Wild, Weird, and Wicked Life
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November 2, 2025
Victor of Aveyron: The Feral Child Who Turned Philosophy Into a Reality Show
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October 31, 2025
Insert Quarter, Receive Folklore: The Mystery Soda Machine and the TV-Head Phantom
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October 24, 2025
Why Chuck Norris Facts Will Never Die — and Neither Will He
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October 22, 2025
The Curious Case of the Forty Elephants: When the Ladies Looted London
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October 4, 2025
Webster Edgerly: The Bizarre Guru Behind Ralston Purina
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September 9, 2025
How History’s Misunderstood Geniuses Help Us Know If We Are Crazy
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July 25, 2025
The Explorers Club Dinner of 1951: Did They Really Feast on Woolly Mammoth Meat?
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July 23, 2025
Marie Curie’s Deadly Legacy—and the Leftovers That Launched Modern Medicine
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