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The Great Locust Plague of 1889: When Skies Turned Black in South Africa
A World Gone Dark Imagine stepping outside one morning to find the sun hidden, not by clouds, but by insects. The sound is deafening, a...
Sep 285 min read
The Great Molasses Flood of Boston: When a Wave of Sticky Syrup Drowned the Streets
On January 15, 1919, the people of Boston’s North End heard a sound like thunder. A deep rumble shook the ground, followed by the roar of...
Sep 275 min read
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