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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

Russian hitman busted because he used Google Translate

When Denis Alimov passed through the arrivals hall of El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá on the morning of February 24, 2026, he had the outward appearance of a middle-aged Russian tourist esca…

When The Going Gets Weird·May 28·6 min read

via The Insider via The Guardian via Aaron Reed through my Patreon

The rise and fall of the world's only female yakuza gangster

In almost 40 years, Mako Nishimura never lost a fight. She told me this as if it were as obvious as night following day. Nishimura is 5ft-nothing and slight of build. She is also probably the only wom…

When The Going Gets Weird·May 27·6 min read

via The Guardian via The Atlantic via Open Culture through my Patreon

He was renovating his basement and found an underground city

In 1963, a Turkish resident who simply wanted to expand his house ended up making an unexpected and monumental discovery. While knocking down a wall in his basement, he found a mysterious room—then an…

When The Going Gets Weird·May 26·6 min read

via History.com via The Guardian via High Country News through my Patreon

What it's like to suffer from locked-in syndrome

There is one time of day when Dawn Faizey Webster can feel normal. It’s after dinner, once she has been changed into her pyjamas and she is lying in bed, watching television. After a certain amount of…

When The Going Gets Weird·May 25·6 min read

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The US planned to use nuclear bombs for construction projects

The year was 1957. The Cold War was in full swing. The U.S. was seemingly lagging behind in the technological arms race and needed to make a show, a display of power and prowess. Project Plowshare was…

When The Going Gets Weird·May 19·6 min read

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His obsession with jewelled eggs destroyed his family

When I was growing up, my mother used to refer to the egg as “your father’s ego”, while to the rest of the world it was known as the Argyle Library Egg by Kutchinsky. I felt a mix of pride and bafflem…

When The Going Gets Weird·Mar 26·1 min read

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