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31 Oct 2025 6 minute read 0 comments Wopney
BURN IT DOWN London, 1780 Bellamy raps the keeper’s door with his knuckles like a drummer testing a skin. Three knocks. Silence. The brass ring gleams back at him through smoke and night. He turns, gives the crowd a small bow, and points. That’s t...
27 Oct 2025 4 minute read 0 comments Investigator515
It’s fair to say that while submarines were a key part of WW2, they really didn’t reach their full utility until the early days of the Cold War. While the diesel engine would go through several iterations to help improve its utility as a sub-surface...
21 Oct 2025 5 minute read 2 comments PVM
Have you ever viewed your hometown through the eyes of a tourist? When immersed in daily routines, it's challenging to adopt an explorer's mindset as familiar landmarks lose their allure when they've been part of your backdrop since childhood. Back...
19 Oct 2025 2 minute read 0 comments mildandred
"Whoever is patient with a cowrie shell will one day have thousands of them." This is a proverb by the Hausa people of northern Nigeria. Cowrie shells are no longer used as currency in Africa but their legacy lives on. In "Cash Cowries: A look at cow...
19 Oct 2025 1 minute read 3 comments Aura516
The Tangiwai Railway Disaster is a profound tragedy in New Zealand's history, a story where natural fury, human error, and heartbreaking coincidence collided on what should have been a night of peace. On Christmas Eve, 1953, the Wellington-to-Auckl...
18 Oct 2025 5 minute read 4 comments Investigator515
“The pen is mightier than the sword” — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1839 When this phrase was first uttered in 1839, it would be one of the first nods that highlighted the role that words and literature would play in the modern world. In a world that alread...
12 Oct 2025 6 minute read 3 comments Investigator515
When we think of spies and spying, we often get visions of covert figures hiding in the shadows, as well as all manner of gadgets that aim to assist in the art of gathering intelligence. But, as we’ve seen over the series, spies aren’t just people. T...
5 Oct 2025 6 minute read 0 comments Investigator515
SOSUS would help give the US a technical edge during the Cold War. As the Cold War unravelled, we would see all manner of weapons systems theorised, conceptualised, and brought to life. In a matter of years, weapons technology would be supercharged,...
2 Oct 2025 5 minute read 1 comment Investigator515
If you’re into sports, cars or aerospace, you won’t have to look too hard to find the usage of carbon fibre. While some inventions take time to develop and come to life, Carbon fibre was not one of those inventions. With its lightweight, high tensile...
30 Sep 2025 8 minute read 0 comments Investigator515
With the U-2 and SR-71 on its books, the United States Air Force wasn’t exactly lacking for a capable reconnaissance platform. However, some fast jet platforms were more valuable than others. In fact, in the 1980s, if you didn’t have a spy satellite...
