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August 11, 2025
The Donation of Constantine: How a Single Forged Letter Changed the Map of Europe
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How a Cat Became Mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska (and Stayed for 20 Years)
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July 6, 2025
Michael Malloy: The Man Who Wouldn’t Die (No, Seriously, He Just Wouldn’t)
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June 20, 2025
The Nation of Celestial Space: Why One Man Believed He Owned the Moon—and Everything Beyond It
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The Crazy Origin of Murphy’s Law and the Identity of the Man Behind the Mayhem
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A Dingo Took My Baby! The Lindy Chamberlain Trial
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May 18, 2025
How Melissa Goings Avoided the Gallows When Abraham Lincoln Suggested She Get Water From Tennessee
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May 12, 2025
Invention Secrecy Act: Why Thousands of Patents Never See the Light of Day
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May 10, 2025
Abraham Lincoln: Resolve to Be Honest—Even If It Means Not Being a Lawyer
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April 2, 2025
Is There a Loophole in the Constitution To Create a Dictatorship? Gödel’s Loophole Explored
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The Greatest West Point Graduate You’ve Never Heard Of
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February 28, 2025
Splitting Up, Literally: The Bizarre Divorce of a Cambodian Couple Who Took Divorce to the Next Level
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February 14, 2025
The Mysterious Paper Towns Designed to Catch Crafty Copyright Thieves
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