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Human Stuff
Why we mishear song lyrics and invent mondegreens
Your brain hates gaps, so when singers slur words or the mix buries consonants it snaps the sound into the nearest familiar phrase.
History’s Odd Moments
The dancing plague that seized Strasbourg in the 16th century
Strasbourg in 1518, people reportedly started dancing in the street and could not stop.
Nature/Science
The fungus that lights up trees and calls insects at night
People sometimes report a greenish glow coming from dead wood, not from the sky or an animal, but from the log itself.
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