April 24, 2020
Space Oddities
2020:
Exoplanet revealed to be nothing but a large cloud of dust.
1903:
Supposed irrigation canals on Mars are merely optical illusions.
Déjà Vu
Bringing a historical perspective to the day’s news
July 8, 2020
January 30, 2020
Commemoration Without Commas
2020:
A fifty-pence piece celebrates Brexit without Oxford’s punctuation mark.
1897:
A monument remembers the Battle of Trenton sans punctuation.
September 17, 2019
Seal Ex Machina
2019:
Seal helps stop an alleged international drug gang.
1918:
Dog bites man, stops robbery.
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.
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