September 17, 2019
Seal Ex Machina
2019:
Seal helps stop an alleged international drug gang.
1918:
Dog bites man, stops robbery.
Déjà Vu
Bringing a historical perspective to the day’s news
October 16, 2019
June 26, 2019
I’m Gonna Live Forever
2019:
Radical life extensionists trust science to cure death.
1786:
A doctor mines the habits of history’s long-lived for tips.
May 21, 2019
I Take Your Milkshake
2019:
Voters unable to buy milkshakes to throw at Nigel Farage.
1885:
Voters throw rotten eggs at Queen Victoria’s son-in-law.
March 22, 2019
A House of Ill Repute
2019:
Canadian prime minister eats chocolate, must apologize.
1896:
Canadian members of Parliament work late, sing songs, throw paper.
February 15, 2019
Stolen Water Is Sweet
2019:
Thieves steal water from Canadian icebergs.
c. 96:
Rome steels itself for the possibility of “puncturers.”
December 11, 2018
Love Is Dead
2018:
Woman announces she is divorcing her pirate ghost husband.
1926:
Man sues wife for adultery with a ghost.
November 05, 2018
Party Animals
2018:
West Point cadets steal Air Force falcons, cause mayhem.
1916:
Stolen army goat leads to chaos.
October 23, 2018
Knights of the Water Table
2018:
A young girl raises a pre-Viking sword from a lake in Sweden.
1841:
An ancient bronze sword is discovered in an Irish bog.
August 28, 2018
The Perfect Swarm
2018:
The NYPD beekeeper vacuums up a swarm of bees on a hot dog stand in Times Square.
1906:
Bees take over a Los Angeles street as spectators watch.
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