
The CIA Heart Attack Gun
In reality, a lot more terrifying than it actually sounds
The World’s First Jet Fighter
Messerschmitt Me-262
Why Is There a Monument Dedicated to a Fascist in Chicago?
The reason why Italo Balbo’s monument is still in Chicago
The Laff Box: The Mysterious Source of Sitcom Canned Laughter
The secretive equipment that told us when to laugh
Germany’s Most Feared Battleship from World War II
The Scharnhorst Battleship
Henry Ford and the Industrial Revolution
The important role played by Henry Ford in the industrial revolution
The Computer From MIT That Predicted the End of Humanity
The software used is called “World 3 system” and it predicted that the world will come to an end provoked by humanity in 2040
The Man Behind the World’s Deadliest Weapon
How the AK-47 was developed and produced to becomes the world’s deadliest rifle
How A Single Broadcast Changed Society
Apple’s forgotten commercial
The Fascinating Story of CIA’s A-12 OXCART
The world’s most advanced aircraft ran only 29 missions
The Only Human Buried on the Moon
Resting on the Moon since 1999
How China Became a Nuclear Power
A new player within the Cold War
The Nazi Space Program
Hitler’s ambitious “Plan B”
The Rock That Could Change History
The Bronze Age changed by a rock
The Soviet Internet
One man’s plan to organise the entire Soviet Union using one system, OGAS, the Soviet internet.
The Monk Hidden in a Golden Statue for 1000 Years
A CT scan revealed an ancient truth
Steve Jobs’ Dark Past
The time Steve Job’s cheated his way to success
How the Soviets Got Their Hands on a F-86
A story of intense Cold War espionage