Historical depiction of the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood with buildings damaged and streets coated in molasses.
The 1919 Boston Molasses Flood: A Sticky Disaster That Shook the City
In 1919, a giant storage tank burst in Boston’s North End, releasing a deadly wave of molasses that flattened buildings and sparked one of America’s earliest corporate negligence cases. Read more...
Depiction of the Tunguska airburst flattening the Siberian forest without leaving a crater.
The Tunguska Explosion: How a Megaton Blast Left No Crater
The Tunguska explosion remains one of the most powerful and perplexing events in history — a megaton blast that leveled Siberia yet left no crater. Modern science explains why. Read more...
Artistic depiction of the 1518 Dancing Plague with townspeople dancing uncontrollably on a medieval street.
The 1518 Dancing Plague: The Mass Hysteria That Made a City Dance to Collapse
In 1518, Strasbourg witnessed a bizarre outbreak where hundreds danced for days without stopping. Known as the Dancing Plague, it remains one of the most documented cases of mass hysteria... Read more...