Defense, History, Humans, Humor, MoreTrueFacts, Philosophy, Stories
While we have spent plenty of time discussing the high-tech failures of the Cold War and the “toddler” logic of modern AI, politicians tried to “drain the swamp” and literally “pave the Everglades” of Florida in the 19th century....
Defense, History, Humans, Humor, MoreTrueFacts, Philosophy, Stories
While we have spent plenty of time discussing the high-tech failures of the Cold War and the “toddler” logic of modern AI. Yet the Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower (also known as the Perky Bat Tower) is the definitive #MoreTrueFacts story about what happens when...
History, Humans, Humor, MoreTrueFacts, Philosophy
The story of Unsinkable Sam (also known as “Oscar”) is the ultimate survival tale. While the “Architects” of the 1940s were building massive steel giants of war, Sam the kitty cat was proving that Living off the Land (LOtL) is much easier when...
History, Humans, Humor, MoreTrueFacts, Philosophy
While we have spent plenty of time discussing the high-tech failures of the Cold War and the “toddler” logic of modern AI, the history of the UK’s National Pigeon Service (NPS) during WWII is the ultimate story of “Low-Tech Resilience.” If...
History, Humans, Humor, MoreTrueFacts, Philosophy, TalesFromTheGrid
In 1902, French colonial officials in Hanoi tried to solve a rat plague by paying a bounty per tail. Enterprising locals began breeding rats or simply cutting off tails and releasing the healthy rodents to breed more “cash.” The city ended up with more...
History, Humans, Humor, MoreTrueFacts, Philosophy, TalesFromTheGrid
Before the 1959 Cuban Revolution, the Havanese was the pampered lapdog of the Havana elite. Fearing for their lives and their pets, fleeing families smuggled the dogs out in silk-lined bags or under heavy coats. Only 11 survived the exodus to the U.S., becoming the...
