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Thomas Edison is often hailed as a prolific inventor, celebrated for groundbreaking creations like the…

Quackery is as old as the stars. It would seem that for every fool with…

­­ The story of “ghost photography” is a fascinating tale that emerged during the mid-1800s…

Throughout history, women have had men take credit for their work. In the 1600s, women…

Charles Ponzi, a name forever associated with financial fraud, was the mastermind behind the notorious…

In 1879 the Rev. William Dennes Mahan published a pamphlet based on documents he had…

Stanley Meyer panned to rock the world, making headlines with his claim of having invented…

Victor Lustig was a notorious con artist who lived a life of deception and luxury.…

There have been mysteries throughout history. Strange edifices, built by obscure and hidden cultures, survive…

In the 19th and 20th centuries, medical treatments available to sick or not-so-sick people were…

The year is 1809, the last year that Gustav IV would be king of Sweden.…

In 1968, British newspaper The Sunday Times sponsored the first ever round-the-world yacht race. Guaranteed…

In October 2000, Pakistani authorities came to know about a Karachi resident who was trying…

The evidence for religious miracles is closely connected to the spirituality of the observer, and…

When it comes to perpetual motion machines, the one invented by Redheffer is historically quite…