futility closet The Cardiff giant, one of the greatest hoaxes of the 19th century Futility Closet

futility closet N-rays: a case of scientific self-deception Futility Closet

futility closet In 1799 a shark gave evidence for the Royal Navy Futility Closet

futility closet In 1898 two man-eating lions terrorized a railway camp in British East Africa Futility Closet

futility closet The 1873 child abuse case that sparked a new era in child welfare Futility Closet

futility closet Baseball catcher Moe Berg became a spy during World War II Futility Closet

futility closet The 1908 Olympic marathon in London came to a thrilling finish Futility Closet

futility closet In 1955 a team of psychologists secretly studied a UFO religion as it prepared for the end of the world Futility Closet

futility closet The dig tree: a tragedy of Australian exploration Futility Closet

futility closet In 1979 two families sought to escape East Germany in a hot-air balloon Futility Closet

futility closet Douglas Bader became Britain's top flying ace in World War II despite losing his legs Futility Closet

futility closet In 1917 Halifax, Nova Scotia, was devastated by an exploding munitions ship Futility Closet

futility closet Six lateral thinking puzzles Futility Closet

futility closet In 1950, four patriotic Scots stole a historic national relic from Westminster Abbey Futility Closet

futility closet Janusz Korczak tried to build an ideal society of children inside the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 Futility Closet

futility closet "Captain Santa" sailed Christmas trees to Chicago until he disappeared in 1912 Futility Closet

futility closet The first American sports spectacle was an 1823 horse race between North and South Futility Closet

futility closet The Great Stork Derby rewarded the Toronto mother who had the most babies between 1926 and 1936 Futility Closet

futility closet Lyudmila Pavlichenko was the deadliest female sniper in history Futility Closet

futility closet Master forger Denis Vrain-Lucas sold 27,000 fake letters by everyone from Plato to Louis XIV Futility Closet