Pisadiera & Baba Yaga

John Graunt was a shopkeeper in 17th-century London who followed his own curiosity to a rather grand result. His work gave rise to the fields of demography and epidemiology. Research: Berke, Olaf, et al. “Celebration day: 400th birthday of John Graunt, citizen scientist of London ...  Show more

This 2019 episode marked 100 years since a wave of racist violence in the U.S. that became known as Red Summer. In many ways, Red Summer was a response to (but NOT caused by) two earlier events: the Great Migration and the return of black soldiers who had fought in World War I.Se ...  Show more

This week features two different stories from people who believe they had something otherworldly protecting them as children.  The first story comes from twins Seth and Kendra. They emailed me that until they were about 5 or 6 years old, they were able to float down the stairs in ...  Show more

Origin stories are often curious, and these two tales are guaranteed to entertain.

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Wonderous things can happen when we travel, and these two individuals certainly proved the truth of that.

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It's easy to take things for granted and assume we know all there is about them. But these two curious stories might just change your mind.