The Sinking of the Whaleship Essex
Essex was an American whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, which was launched in 1799. On November 20, 1820, while at sea in the southern Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain George Polla...
20 Nov 202436min
Carlos Kaiser
Carlos Henrique Raposo (born 2 April 1963), commonly known as Carlos Kaiser, is a Brazilian con artist and former footballer who played as a striker.[citation needed] Although his abilities were far s...
13 Nov 202435min
Crazy Patents
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing a...
6 Nov 202441min
Mickey Barreto - An NYC Real Estate Loophole Story
For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law.
30 Okt 202434min
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 March 1941)[3] is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator and author.[4] He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was Professor ...
23 Okt 202441min
Siege Weapons and Fortifications
A siege engine is a weapon used to destroy fortifications such as defensive walls, castles, bunkers and fortified gateways. A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is...
16 Okt 202434min
Pied Piper and the Children's Crusade
The legend dates back to the Middle Ages. The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in multicoloured ("pied") clothing, who was a rat catcher hired by the town to lure rats away[1] with his ma...
9 Okt 202435min
Project 57
Project 57 was an open-air nuclear test conducted by the United States at the Nellis Air Force Range in 1957,[1][2] following Operation Redwing, and preceding Operation Plumbbob. The test area, also k...
2 Okt 202432min
