A brief history of civilizations that mysteriously vanished. [Flooby Nooby]
Lost civilizations
The Strand once published a jade specimen worth exactly one fat man
In 1897, The Strand Magazine — the London monthly best known as the home of Sherlock Holmes — published a photograph of a polished green jade specimen under the heading… READ THE REST
A Japanese doomsday cult bought a million-acre Australian sheep ranch to test sarin gas
In April 1993, Aum Shinrikyo — the cult that would gas the Tokyo subway two years later — purchased Banjawarn Station, a remote sheep ranch covering 404,680 hectares (about a… READ THE REST
Om Malik, 1966-2026
Om Malik was a great tech blogger in the times when tech was fun. "Blogging is not about opinion but it is about viewing the world in a certain way… READ THE REST
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