Ungeniused

A falling coconut can be deadly, but it's not as common as a tragedy as the press makes it out to be.

America wasn't going to take Europe's supersonic transport project lying down. The federal government helped fund the Boeing 2707, a response to Concorde that would never fly.

Today, we all know vampires are fictional, but in the late 1800s, many believed they inflicted disease on their still-alive family members.

Sitting Presidents have a pretty set of wheels, but they aren't allowed to drive.

Is it a day to celebrate love, or a scam by greeting card companies? Dive into this and the weird history of Valentine's Day this week with Stephen and Myke, who neglected to exchange gifts to mark the holiday.

The Pacific Ocean may be home to a giant soupy mass of plastic and chemicals, but far more adorable litter has ridden its waves in the past, too.

Stephen is joined by Jeremy Burge, the founder of Emojipedia, to discuss the small images that define so many of our digital conversations.

Prison escapes via helicopter may seem cool, but they rarely end well.

It was feared that the year 2000 would arrive with worldwide calamity as the computers in our homes to the systems running our nation's power grid and nuclear power plants ground to a halt. Thankfully, that didn't happen, thanks to the work of software engineers... or luck. Maybe both.

Creating movies and TV shows can be a dangerous business.

The story of Max Headroom spans from a science fiction character in a made-for-TV movie to the central character in an infamous TV signal hijacking in the late 1980s.

The world's oldest working light bulb was first lit in 1901, but as it turns out, there's some drama surrounding that fact.

People have raced hamsters, pigs and even turtles for years. Dive into the world of illegal betting on backyard race tracks and ... whatever it is turtles do when they are in competition with one another.

The sad tale of two siblings who lived their entire lives together and died just feet apart from one another.

Recorded live in Chicago, the story of a horrific and deadly accident involving a ship that took place a mere 20 feet from shore.

In 1957, the U.S. Air Force started a project to build a nuclear-powered missile that would rain down radiation and atomic bombs as it screamed overhead, just above the treetops.

From 1967 to 1975, over a dozen cargo ships were stranded in the Suez Canal after the Six-Day War. Crews on these ships created a small civilization that lasted until the Canal was cleared and they could be towed home.

A numbers station is a shortwave radio station characterized by broadcasts of formatted numbers, which are believed to be addressed to intelligence officers operating in foreign countries.

While only observed twice, limnic eruptions are both terrifying and deadly.

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Many people have gone over Niagara Falls in things like barrels and giant rubber balls. You shouldn't try it.

Christmas Eve 1945 brought tragedy to the home of the Sodder family. A fire leveled their home, and four children disappeared, with little evidence left that they perished in the flames.

For centuries, treasure hunters have been digging up a tiny island off the coast of Nova Scotia in search of a pirate treasure. The thing is, there is very little evidence of it actually existing.

The port city of Texas City, Texas has witnessed not one, but two, explosive accidents over the last century. With hundreds dead and even more injured, this city has seen more than its fair share of disasters.

Things like basketball and football are so mainstream. Maybe it's time to stand out as at athlete in a more unique sport.