Is The Exorcist Based on a True Story? The 1949 Case
The newspaper report that sparked a novel, and what researchers later found.
13 Oct 20262 min read
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Is Dracula Based on a Real Person? Vlad III and Bram Stoker
A borrowed name, a library book and a seaside town: what really shaped Dracula.
13 Oct 20262 min read
Is Slender Man Real? The 2009 Origin of the Faceless Legend
A Photoshop contest entry that turned into modern internet folklore.
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Where Did Halloween Originate? Samhain to Trick-or-Treat
From a Gaelic harvest festival to a Saturday-night costume party in 2026.
13 Oct 20263 min read
What Is the Kardashev Scale and Where Does Humanity Rank?
A 1964 yardstick for alien and future civilisations, and our score.
13 Oct 20262 min read
What Would Happen If the Moon Disappeared Tomorrow?
A science what-if built on NASA facts, from tides to Earth's tilt.
13 Oct 20262 min read
What Is the Year 2038 Problem and Is Your Code at Risk?
The Y2K sequel for Unix time, and why 64-bit systems are mostly safe.
13 Oct 20262 min read
What Is the Insurrection Act? A Plain-English Explainer
What the law says, how it differs from Guard deployments, and its history, with sources.
13 Oct 20263 min read
What Is the Dead Internet Theory? What's True and What Isn't
A 2021 forum theory, the bot numbers behind it, and the parts that don't hold up.
13 Oct 20262 min read
Who Has Won the Most Acting Oscars? The Record Holders
One four-time winner, seven three-time winners, and the categories they won in.
13 Oct 20262 min read
What Is the Fermi Paradox? Why Haven't We Found Aliens?
Enrico Fermi's lunchtime question and why it still has no answer.
13 Oct 20262 min read
What Are the ACOTAR Books in Order? The Full Reading List
All six titles in order, plus what A Court of Splintered Harmony is.
13 Oct 20262 min read