Fragments
Digital folklore, cursed commercials, lost broadcasts, robot bands, and other things that show up when the rest of the world is asleep.
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The Ghostly Voice of Joseph Faber’s Euphonia
Behold, Joseph Faber’s Euphonia. This curious amalgamation of various mechanical parts was exhibited in December 1845 at the Music Fund…
The Eyeless Sight of Rosa Kuleshova
Rosa Kuleshova may have lived an ordinary life in Nizhni Tagil in the Ural Mountains, but by the time she…
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FutureMe: Sending Messages Through Time
Earlier this year, physicist Luke Butcher raised the possibility that we could harness collapsing wormholes to send messages backward or…
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The Zoo Hypothesis: Are Aliens Watching Us from a Distance?
What if aliens are all around us, but we just don’t see them? What if they’re hidden, passively watching until…
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What Color is the Universe?
What color is the universe? A cursory glance at the night sky would tell you it’s black or, at least,…
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12 Vile Vortices: The Geometric Anomalies of Ivan Sanderson
There are allegedly points around the world that mark, like a cursed treasure map, areas where planes, ships, and people…
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Did Time Travelers Sink the Titanic?
Time travelers. They’re everywhere, everywhen. You just don’t see them. You don’t realize that the very fabric of existence is…
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How Many People Have Ever Lived and Died?
How many humans have ever lived on Planet Earth? There’s a common myth about this. It states that the people…
The Mermaid Situation
Mermaids. Throughout the world, these half-fish, half-human creatures have embedded themselves in folklore and legend, film and literature. The first…
Strange Patents: The High Five Machine
If there’s one mystery of the universe I’ve never fully understood, it’s what to do when I feel like giving…