Tag: urbi-et-orbi
The FBI Once Tried to Ban Encryption… with a Clipper Chip
In 1993, the U.S. government proposed a small hardware chip called the Clipper Chip, meant to be emb...
May 07, 2025
The First Computer Bug Was a Real Insect
In 1947, computer scientists working on the Harvard Mark II, one of the earliest electromechan...
May 07, 2025
The Hotel Where You Can Sleep in a Real Boeing 747
At Stockholm Arlanda Airport, a retired Boeing 747 has been transformed into one of the world’...
May 06, 2025
The Italian Village That Lives Inside a Cliff
Rising from a sea of mist in central Italy is Civita di Bagnoregio, a medieval village perched on to...
May 06, 2025
The Airport Where You Cross a Runway to Get to the Beach
If you think airports are boring, you've never been to Princess Juliana International Airport in...
May 06, 2025
The Town That Vanishes Twice a Day — Welcome to Mont-Saint-Michel
Perched off the coast of Normandy, Mont-Saint-Michel is one of the most surreal places in Europe. At...
May 06, 2025
The Island That Bans Death — And It's Not a Myth
In the northernmost part of Japan lies Iturup Island, part of the Kuril Islands chain. But the true...
May 06, 2025
The Island That Bans Death — And It's Not a Myth
In the northernmost part of Japan lies Iturup Island, part of the Kuril Islands chain. But the true...
May 06, 2025
When a War Lasted 335 Years — Without a Single Shot Fired
Some wars are short and brutal. Others, like the 335 Years’ War, are long... and utterly absur...
May 06, 2025
The Dancing Plague That Took Over a City
Imagine waking up to find dozens of people dancing in the streets — not for joy, but because t...
May 06, 2025