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Boaty McBoatface

From NASA To Mountain Dew: The Greatest (And Funniest) Crowdsourced Naming Fails

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Self-Publishing Vs. Traditional Publishing: How Technology Is Changing The Game

RMS Olympic: The Titanic’s Unsinkable and Nearly Identical Sister

Write Every Day: The Daily Word Counts Of Great Authors

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Weird Events At The Olympics – Pistol Duels, Pigeon Shooting, And More

Agatha Christie

I’ve been rediscovering the unique genius of Agatha Christie books

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The Astonishing Story Of Nicholas Alkemade, The Rear Gunner Who Fell 18000 Feet

Durian

Can durian really kill you? The strange truth about the world’s smelliest fruit

Do Writers Really Work Better Drunk? Should you ‘Write Drunk, Edit Sober’?

Merlin FIFA World Cup Duck

The Loudest Man in the World, a Duck at a Presidential Briefing, and Pigeons with a Liver Compass

Antarctica

Surviving Antarctica: The Fascinating Reason Residents Of Villa Las Estrellas Remove Their Appendixes

A writer comparing Medium and Substack while trying to find readers online

Medium and Substack – the Strange, Lonely Business of Finding Readers

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This Is Why Japan Is Now Infested with Raccoons

Cats

Did a Pope’s Hatred Of Cats Lead To The Plague?

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The Man Who Accidentally Took Control of 7,000 Robot Vacuums

The Fascinating Story Of Africa’s Fake Mountains Of Kong

Sistine Chapel

The Real Reason Photos Are Banned in the Sistine Chapel

The Greatest Heist In Canada’s History Wasn’t What You’d Think

I was interviewed by an AI recruiter for the first time and it was weird

The Man Who Faked A Volcano Eruption – One Of The Greatest April Fools’ Hoaxes Ever

Friday, August 28, 2026

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Planned Engineering Work

ward 07/11/2010

If you live in London and have to be travel by tube at the weekend ‘Planned Engineering Work’ is a phrase you will have heard about a billion times. Probably … Read More

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Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Galaxy.

ward 30/10/2009

Well, I’m back. I apologize for not writing recently but I have been on a minor European tour. First off, I’ve been to Bruges. In Belgium. Like the feckin’ movie. … Read More

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Some of the ghosts, spirits and demons of Thailand
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Some of the ghosts, spirits and demons of Thailand

ward 03/07/2009

Although over 95% of the Thai population are Buddhists, there is also a strong belief in Animism or spirit worship. Ghosts and spirits (known as Pii) abound and are found everywhere from offices and homes to haunted trees and fruit groves.

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Welcome to Hell by Colin Martin  – Thai prison woes
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Welcome to Hell by Colin Martin – Thai prison woes

ward 27/04/2009

Colin Martin worked in construction, had his own small business, and was married with kids. An almost clichéd idyll that makes the subsequent fall all the more compelling.

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