Six obscure tales where Aviation, Technology, and Humanity meet the bizarre. Curated daily by Professor Sabena. Published at 23:55 local time.
CURRENT PICKS
1. Aviation – The Flight That Couldn’t Stand the Smell
An Air New Zealand flight was forced to divert to New Plymouth after an odd smell filled the cabin. Emergency crews met the aircraft, fearing a chemical leak. The culprit? Still unknown, but let’s say it wasn’t the landing that stank.
2. Technology – Boom’s Supersonic Baby Broke the Sound Barrier
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator has successfully gone Mach 1, reviving dreams of Concorde 2.0. Backed by United and JAL, Boom wants you sipping espresso in Paris three hours after takeoff from JFK.
3. Humanity – Capuchin Monkeys Are Kidnapping Baby Howlers
For the first time in the wild, scientists captured footage of young capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica abducting baby howler monkeys. It wasn’t aggression—they seemed… curious? Or maybe just bored.
HISTORICAL PICKS
4. Humanity – The Belgian Cow That Won a Mayoral Election
In 2007, the town of Buggenhout, Belgium wrote in a cow named Esméralda for mayor. She won. No speeches. No scandals. Just pasture and peace.
Source – Flanders Today Archive (via Wayback)
5. Technology – The 29-Word Patent That Haunted Microsoft
A man patented double-clicking a button to trigger an action. That’s it. Microsoft fought it—and lost. For years, one of the simplest actions in computing was legally someone’s personal invention.
6. Humanity – The German Town That Celebrates Nothing
Nördlingen, Germany throws an annual “Festival of Nothing.” No bands. No banners. Just quiet reflection—and thousands of people showing up to do, well… nothing.
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