futility closet In 1928, 199 men set out to run 3,400 miles across the United States. Futility Closet

futility closet Who was the legless man discovered on a Nova Scotia beach in 1863? Futility Closet

futility closet Five lateral thinking puzzles Futility Closet

futility closet A spectacularly disaster-prone oil tanker and other curiosities Futility Closet

futility closet In 1864, a band of Confederate soldiers raided a very surprised town in northern Vermont. Futility Closet

futility closet The baffling case of the Villisca ax murders Futility Closet

futility closet In 1858 the Catholic Church seized a 6-year-old boy from his Jewish family. Futility Closet

futility closet In 1862, a South Carolina slave stole a Confederate ship and sailed it to the Union navy. Futility Closet

futility closet In 1918, a soldier with no ID and no memory appeared on a French railway platform. Futility Closet

futility closet Experience the early days of flight in Edwardian England. Futility Closet

futility closet The 27th amendment was ratified largely because a college student got a C on a term paper Futility Closet

futility closet Voyage of the Damned: In 1939, the U.S. turned back a ship carrying refugees from Nazi Germany. Futility Closet

futility closet In 1947, Canadian kids went on "strike" to protest candy-bar prices. Futility Closet

futility closet The curious story of an "African" from Baltimore Futility Closet

futility closet An amazing tale of interspecies friendship Futility Closet

podcasts Aesop's fables as written by a computer Futility Closet

podcasts Six new lateral thinking puzzles to test your wits and stump your friends Futility Closet

futility closet How Chicago jacked itself up in the 1860s Futility Closet

futility closet How the Allies fooled the Nazis using a person who never existed Futility Closet

futility closet The Soviet Union came perilously close to launching a nuclear strike on the U.S. in 1983 Futility Closet