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Curious History

Strange events, bizarre episodes and the odd corners of the human past.

Dancing Plague of 1518

Dancing Plague of 1518

Great Molasses Flood

Great Molasses Flood

Tulip Mania

Tulip Mania

Cargo Cult

Cargo Cult

Tunguska Event

Antikythera Mechanism

Antikythera Mechanism

Dyatlov Pass Incident

Dyatlov Pass Incident

Mary Celeste

Mary Celeste

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The curious and the unexplained — strange history, famous hoaxes, bizarre disappearances, and the odd corners of science and the natural world.

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