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The strange comforts of superstition in chess

Chessbase 11 Oct 2026
The interesting question is not whether a lucky charm can change a position on the ...
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Why Beethoven counted exactly 60 coffee beans: The strange morning ritual of a musical genius

The Times of India 09 Oct 2026
the lonely genius, obsessed with routine, measuring out his caffeine with a seriousness usually reserved for writing a masterpiece ... The 60-bean ritual is not as firmly documented as the internet often suggests ... Maybe the idea is ... Download the TOI app.
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JC Santos and Bart Guingona on the strange business of being human

The Philadelphia Inquirer 08 Oct 2026
Two theater nerds walk into “A Number,” and stage a very complex play... .
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Mystical clue? The strange detail in Bar-Ilan lecturer's terror plot

Israel Hayom 06 Oct 2026
There is no shortage of horrifying details in the indictment against the Bar-Ilan University mathematics lecturer accused of planning a series of terrorist attacks targeting Arab citizens of Israel ... It should be said from the outset.
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Alan Alda reveals the strange sleep habit that led to his Parkinson’s diagnosis — it ...

New York Post 06 Oct 2026
Alan Alda’s first symptoms of Parkinson’s disease weren’t the typical tremors, stiffness or slow movement ... “I had a symptom, which at the time was not that well-known ... The ...
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The Strange, Sudden Illness and Death of a Plague Researcher in Russia

National Review 05 Oct 2026
On the other side of the world, a government-run lab with past ties to bioweapons research had an accident ....
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Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? The strange story behind it

Gulf News 05 Oct 2026
Come October, jack-o’-lanterns appear on doorsteps, pumpkin-spiced treats fill cafe menus and those unmistakable orange faces become the unofficial mascots of spooky season.But pumpkins weren’t always the stars of Halloween.
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Oscar Wilde’s most famous one-liner quote may be wrongly attributed: The strange story behind “I have nothing to declare except my genius” and what really happened at US customs in 1882

The Times of India 05 Oct 2026
Wilde, who was then 27, sailed from Liverpool, and the ship reached New York late and waited in quarantine overnight ... His first lecture, at Chickering Hall, followed on January 9.This is where the famous story begins ... Download the TOI app.
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The Strange Power of Coincidence

The Atlantic 03 Oct 2026
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight ... Moments like these can feel as though the universe is trying to tell you something.
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How did Ebenezer Scrooge get his name? The strange gravestone story that may have inspired Charles Dickens’ famous Christmas miser

The Times of India 02 Oct 2026
there is no solid evidence that this meeting with the gravestone ever happened.Historians have found a major problemResearchers have not been able to establish that the supposed Ebenezer Scroggie existed in the way the story describes him.
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Caitlin Clark and the strange phenomenon of puking sports stars

The Athletic 01 Oct 2026
The WNBA star delivered a match-winning performance after being ill at halftime Wednesday, but is far from alone ....
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Matthew Knies to Columbus: The strange end to a Maple Leafs success story

The Athletic 29 Sep 2026
Before news of the trade began to break, Matthew Knies was preparing for the start of another season in Toronto ....
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