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From the birth of Western civilization to the rescue of Apollo 13, from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to Florence's Duomo, history has often turned on small, improbable details. Whatever happened to the ancient Samaritan people? Why did a fortuitous rainstorm allow the British to... Read Full Overview

Welcome to Random Jottings, the magazine where every issue is entirely different Issue 10 is the Improbable History Issue, featuring essays on the stranger byways of history by: Gregory BenfordRichard BergFrank ChadwickMark DavisMichael DobsonMiles DurrHeidi FeickertRoger HerstMark... Read Full Overview