How did the bluestones of Stonehenge travel from Wales?
The smaller stones of Stonehenge come from the Preseli Hills in west Wales, about 240 kilometres away. Were they carried by people or left nearby by glaciers?
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What caused the Tunguska explosion of 1908?
On the morning of 30 June 1908 an enormous explosion flattened forest over about 2,000 square kilometres in Siberia. No crater was ever found.
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What happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste?
In December 1872 the merchant ship Mary Celeste was found adrift in the Atlantic, seaworthy and with her cargo, but with nobody on board. The ten people who had sailed on her were never seen again.
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Halley's Comet will be visible to the naked eye in 2061
A prediction that can be checked on a known date. Follow the case to be reminded when the comet returns.
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Nostradamus predicted the Great Fire of London of 1666
A verse published in 1555 is often quoted as a prediction of the fire. How well does it actually fit?
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The word “bug” for a technical fault comes from a moth found inside a computer in 1947
The story of the moth in the Harvard Mark II is real. But is it where the term comes from?
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Lightning never strikes the same place twice
A proverb often used as if it were a fact of physics. Does lightning really avoid places it has already hit?
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Marie Antoinette said “Let them eat cake”
The phrase is quoted as proof of how out of touch the French queen was. Is there any record that she said it?
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