For over 20 years, Damn Interesting has been cultivating an ever-growing catalog of fascinating true stories from history and science. Learn more.
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Damn Interesting • Obscure true stories from science & history
Damn Interesting
• 20 years of science, history, and psychology (so far) •
Twenty
The authors, editors, illustrators, and podcasters of Damn Interesting mark the 20th year (so far) of making interesting stuff • By Alan Bellows • 19 September 2025
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There Once Was a Man Called Curley
A would-be priest's audacious plan to win his money back from the bookmakers
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Omiword, a Word Game
Introducing Omiword, a free daily word puzzle from the makers of Damn Interesting
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Much Ado About Adenoids
The largest and strangest riot in New York City’s history.
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A Trail Gone Cold
Against the odds, a tiny Icelandic town speaks of a local Black ancestor. Geneticists and historians combine forces to uncover the man’s eventful life.
The Kingpin of Shanghai
Written by Morgan W.R. Dunn
From the depths of poverty, Du Yuesheng rose through Shanghai’s underworld to become one of the most influential, and overlooked, figures in modern China.
Bitten by the Nuclear Dragon
Written by Alan Bellows
After the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, the US Army Air Force was prep...
Rider on the Storm
Written by Alan Bellows
The story of an unplanned and prolonged skydive through a thunderstorm.
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