Damn Interesting Curio Cabinet

Damn Interesting

Short-form objects of fascination from the editors of Damn Interesting.

  1. 09/07/2005

    Japan's Balloon Bombs

    One of World War 2's best-kept secrets was that of the Japanese balloon bombs, the first weapon ever deployed with in...

  2. 09/08/2005

    Starfish Prime

    On the night of 9 July 1962 a number of beach front hotels in Honolulu, Hawaii were throwing “rainbow bomb” parties;...

  3. 09/10/2005

    The Inexplicable Voynich Manuscript

    Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book Library is in possession of many fascinating historic texts, but perhaps its mos...

  4. 09/20/2005

    The Truth About Tourette's

    Tourette Syndrome is a highly misunderstood neurological disorder. It is depicted throughout popular media as an unco...

  5. 09/21/2005

    The Fax Machines of the 1800s

    Although the fax machine did not begin to see wide acceptance until the late 1970s, the device's invention predated i...

  6. 09/25/2005

    Invasion of the Tongue Snatchers!

    The Spotted Rose Snapper, which lives off the coast of California, is one of a handful of species of fish that are pl...

  7. 10/12/2005

    Nature's Nuclear Reactors

    In the early- to mid-1950s, Dr. Paul Kuroda from the University of Arkansas described the possibility of naturally oc...

  8. 11/02/2005

    The Razzle Dazzle Camo of World War I

    The Brits called it "Dazzle Painting," and the Yanks called it "Razzle Dazzle." It transformed ships of war from plai...

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