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1. The Voynich manuscript is an illustrated book thought to be written some time around 15th century. To this very day, not a word in the entire work has been deciphered. The codex has remained an object of interest and intense scrutiny for many years, since the language of the book is completely unknown, though it appears very similar to a natural language. The strange pictures can be see on nearly every page. The author is not known. Read wikipedia article.

2. The Loudness War. Think the records these day a lot louder? Well, you are correct. Loudness war is the music industry jargon for the practice of increasing the loudness of recorded music so as to be louder than competing releases and previously released material. Read wikipedia article.

3. Some people believe that being a linguist is extremely boring. Well, it ain't so. For one, linguists study cuss words. And they even get paid to compile a list of movies that most frequently use word 'Fuck'. I ain't bullshitting. Check it out for yourself.

4. Where there is science, pseudoscience is lurking nearby. But Wikipedia is always on top of those things, trying to verify urban legends and dispell myths. Check out the latest list of common misconceptions as you are sure to find out that you've believed a few of those yourself.

5. Ok, this one is pretty gross. Don't tell me you haven't been warned. A body farm is a controlled environment that is designed to study human decomposition. The first one opened in 1981 at the University of Tennessee. The bodies are placed in a variety of situations and environments where students and researchers can document the decomposition process. Ok, get the puke bags out.

6. The Antikythera mechanism is the oldest known scientific calculator and has been called the first computer. It was discovered in a shipwreck off the coast of Antikythera, a Greek island, and dates to the second century B.C. Containing over 30 gears, it was used to calculate the position of bodies in the sky, such as the Sun, the Moon, and other planets. It has been compared to a laptop computer and was built for use by travelers. It may also have predicted eclipses and is one of the oldest geared devices ever discovered.

7. UVB-76 is the call sign of a shortwave radio station broadcasting from Russia that has been in existence since 1982. The station is nicknamed “The Buzzer” because the broadcast features a buzzing sound, 0.8 seconds in length, that repeats between 21 and 34 times per minute, 24 hours a day. Three times, audible voices have been heard, but only briefly. Occasionally, background noise can be heard on the broadcast. The purpose of the radio station is unknown, though it is accepted that it is used to transmit messages to spies. Damn KGB!

8. Troy Hurtubise is an inventor known for his unusual creations. His first major project was the design and development of an anti-bear suit which were created by Hurtubise as the Ursus protective suits. Having survived a bear attack, Hurtubise set about developing a suit that could be used to approach bears with no worry about being attacked. He spent many years and hundreds of thousands of dollars developing the suit and successfully tested it in simulated situations that were documented in the film Project Grizzly. Hurtubise has also developed fire and explosive resistant pastes, as well as an object that he claims allows people to see through objects. Gimme more Troy!

9. The Gibbons sisters. June and Jennifer Gibbons were twin girls who spoke in peculiar language that no one outside their family could understand, and who eventually became completely withdrawn to the point where they spoke to only each other. They wrote bizarre stories and plays, and committed a few crimes to gain attention. Their case was of great interest to psychologists and linguists.

10. Liquid breathing, or fluid breathing, is a method where a human breathes an oxygen-rich fluid as opposed to air. Although it has not been successfully implemented, multiple approaches have been developed, and the overall technology has been suggested as an alternative method for use by deep sea divers and astronauts. Check it out.

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