On the one hand, extending life to the point of practical immortality (longevity escape velocity, or LEV) is an absurdly bad idea,…
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It’s been a while, but bizarre historical deaths are back on the menu. Today we take a look at some strange ways…
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Trial and error is one of the best ways to figure things out in life. You have an idea; you test it,…
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Say the word “cult,” and you might imagine people holed up in a compound somewhere, convinced that the end is nigh. But…
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Two-hundred years ago the average human life was short, brutal, and lasted for just 37 years. In developed countries the standard of…
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Everything has a beginning and for a lot of things they’re pretty easy to figure out. You can look at the first…
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Every society to have ever existed has had urban legends. America, and, more specifically, Texas, is no exception to this. The lone…
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These days, most of us don’t consider the intentionality behind the places we live. No one questions why New York is New…
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Nearly everyone has a family member or friend who suffers from cancer, diabetes, or heart disease. Reality is often stranger than fiction.…
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No one ever gets kidnapped for a good reason but some kidnappers in the world are just doing it to try to…