History

The Missing Airmen of Charles Fort’s Wild Talents

From the archives, Paul Chambers investigates the bizarre case of the vanishing airmen in Chapter 17 of Charles Fort’s Wild Talents.

Mrs Gaskell’s Elephant: the true story of a hoax

From the archives, Chris Willis writes about a hoax elephant story which fooled several experts on nineteenth-century culture.

Reinventing the Past: Why rely on orthodox historical study when you can invent your own?

From the archives, Rachel Carthy looks at the burgeoning free-for-all she calls cryptohistory

From the archives: The many traditions of Christmas that are now lost to history

From the archives in 1989, Toby Howard reminds us of long-forgotten Christmas traditions - like burning the Yule log, wearing animal disguises, and "The Devil's Knell".

From the archives: Heaven and Earth – Is the ‘curse of Tutankhamen’ a curse at all?

From the archives in 1988, Mike Hutchinson examines the evidence for and against the supposed curse of Tutankhamen

From the archives: Jacques Benoit’s (failed) experiments with telepathic snails

From the archives in 1988, Toby Howard recounts the 19th Century attempts to create a 'snail telegraph' - based on the notion that snails were telepathic

From the archives: Creationism and Noah’s Ark – founders on the facts

From the archives in 1987, Stephen Moreton looks at the creationist movement of the time, and the flaws with believing in a literal Noah's Ark
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