Dressed to Infest

When did we start wearing clothing?

Con-spray-a-sea

In the '50s, the US Navy secretly released a massive cloud of red bacterium into San Francisco

Maybe you know something, John Snow

An outbreak of cholera in Soho, London allowed for a natural experiment to take place.

Grunt Work

Rather sadly, the heatwave at the 2022 Falmouth Worm Charming Championships in Cornwall resulted in only a singular worm being charmed.

Happy Birthday

How many people do you need in a room to have a good chance that _at least two_ of them share the same birthday?

Off and ov again

The romanisation of your last name can give clues to when and where you came from.

You're a War Profiteer, Harry

As an Australian, your first encounter with Meriton may have been a hotel party in one of their serviced apartments in your late teens. Less well known is its founder and owner, billionaire Harry Oskar Triguboff.

You're in Big Truffle

The dark underbelly of truffle flavouring.

Wheely Cool

The wheel may only have been invented as a functional device once in history.

Water is a Dam Pain

In history class, the Mesopotamians and Egyptians are often presented as the earliest examples of how access to water is essential for the rise of civilisation.

The Cure is Free

Everyone and their mum has a "cure" for hiccups. What if I told you that there is actually a well-tested solution?

Nibbling Babka

So dominant was his outdoor record that it stood for 26 years, until 2020.