#via Scientific American

A missing Sherpa was found alive on Everest after six days

A Nepali climbing guide thought to have died on Mount Everest has been found crawling down to Base Camp, six days after he was last seen alive. Dawa Sherpa was last seen above Camp 3, at around 24,600…

When The Going Gets Weird·1d ago·6 min read

Edison may not have been the first to record the human voice

On December 7, 1877, Thomas Edison walked into the offices of Scientific American and placed a metal device on a desk. With a turn of a crank, Edison astonished the dozen or so staffers who had gather…

When The Going Gets Weird·1d ago·6 min read

via Scientific American via the New York Times via Palme School through my Patreon

Man uses legal loophole to declare himself a Swiss king

A Swiss man named Jonas Lauwiner has drawn attention after declaring himself the “king of Switzerland” and assembling a patchwork of land parcels without paying for them. His unusual rise is not based…

When The Going Gets Weird·May 15·6 min read

via the Times of India via Scientific American via Woman's World through my Patreon

She saved the NASA moon mission multiple times

It’s July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are about to land on the moon. They will be the first humans to set foot on Earth’s only natural satellite. Suddenly, the onboard computer flashes: “…

When The Going Gets Weird·May 14·6 min read

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A strange bank robbery with one of the great notes of all time

It was 2004. I was 31. I was up for several days on meth and drinking heavily for the past month or so. I decide to go rob a bank and take my son to Tijuana, Mexico to see my biological father – his n…

When The Going Gets Weird·Apr 27·1 min read

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