Thursday · 3 December 19929.2 WTF
Technology & CommunicationUnited Kingdom
The First Official SMS Arrives. The Phone Cannot Text Back.
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Thursday · 4 September 20089.5 WTF
Cultural Heritage & EngineeringEthiopia
Ethiopia Welcomes Its Obelisk Home. It Travelled in Three Pieces.
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Wednesday · 25 June 20149.6 WTF
SportGhana
Ghana Flies Millions in Cash to Its World Cup Team.
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Wednesday · 29 October 19699.5 WTF
Technology & ComputingUnited States
ARPANET’s First Message Is “LO.” Then the Computer Crashes.
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Tuesday · 23 March 20219.8 WTF
Transport & EngineeringEgypt
One Ship Blocks the Suez Canal. Hundreds of Others Wait.
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Saturday · 21 June 20149.5 WTF
Time & CalendarBolivia
Bolivia Reverses Its Parliamentary Clock. Time Continues Normally.
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Saturday · 21 April 19349.1 WTF
Landmarks & Civic LifeJapan
Hachikō Attends the Unveiling of His Own Statue.
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Friday · 5 October 20189.5 WTF
Art & CommerceUnited Kingdom
Banksy’s Painting Shreds Itself After the Sale.
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Friday · 9 November 19799.3 WTF
Military & TechnologyUnited States
NORAD’s Simulated Attack Prompts Real Aircraft Launches.
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Friday · 19 July 20249.7 WTF
Technology & ComputingUnited States
Security Software Crashes Millions of Computers. No Hacker Required.
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Friday · 23 September 20119.5 WTF
Science & EngineeringSwitzerland
Neutrinos Apparently Outrun Light. The Timing Equipment Doesn’t.
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Thursday · 22 December 19839.2 WTF
Entertainment & Corporate OverreachUnited States
Universal Takes Donkey Kong to Court. Nintendo Wins.
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