Entertaining Stories from the Past
Discover the fascinating and sometimes bizarre history of scientific discovery.
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Albert Hofmann synthesized LSD, then accidentally absorbed some through his skin. What followed was the world's first intentional acid trip—on a bicycle ride home through Basel.
In 1854, a devastating cholera outbreak killed hundreds in London. Dr. John Snow traced the source to a single water pump, pioneering the science of epidemiology and changing public health forever.
Astronomers announced Earth would pass through Halley's Comet's tail, which contained cyanogen gas. Newspapers warned of mass suffocation. People panicked.
Two scientists' bitter feud led to the discovery of dozens of dinosaur species in America's Gilded Age.