Halloween: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Spooky Holiday
A few years ago, I was driving to a business meeting with a French colleague when I asked her what […]
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Interesting
Welcome to the Interesting category of Threw the Looking Glass! Our articles cover a broad range of topics, from science and technology to art and culture, offering fascinating insights and discoveries. Join us for a journey through the curious and intriguing, and discover new perspectives on the world around us.
Listening to Music Can Hurt Your Writing Productivity
Do you listen to music when you write? It seems that the majority of writers do. But the science behind
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The Insane Capitalist Planned City That Never Came to Fruition: Principality of New Utopia
“Give me liberty, or give me death!” — Patrick Henry Are you an aging ultra-libertarian who recently came across the wonderdrug called
Why Silver Medal Winners Oddly Appear So Upset
“Our minds are filled with a ton of little glitches that make it hard to enjoy the great things that
The Pitcairn Islands: Mutineers, Murder, Mayhem, and Incest
In the days of pirates and unknown exploration into the big deep blue, the Pacific Ocean was a land of
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Night Owls: Why People Should Say Thanks for Saving Humanity
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. There goes the damn General Electric Digital Clock Radio, model 7–4612, that everyone had in their
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15 Over-the-Top Funny Chinese Words
As a learner of Mandarin Chinese, I often come across words or phrases that just sound plain funny when translated
The Dog Suicide Bridge: Why Dogs Go to Leap Off For No Reason
You find yourself wanting to take a day trip to visit the historic Overtoun House, a 19th-century mansion and estate
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The Monty Hall Problem Easy Explanation
“Logic is in the eye of the logician.” — Gloria Steinem Oh boy, do we ever like proving ourselves to be right.
The Voynich Manuscript: A 600-Year-Old Scientific Mystery and Battle for Egos
“It is only through mystery and madness that the soul is revealed.”― Thomas Moore Who doesn’t like a good mystery?
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