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Apr 28, 2023
207: Cold Weather Giants
In 2021 a study was released that suggested, correctly, that humans (and related hominins) who evolved in colder climates grew larger...
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Apr 21, 2023
Sidestep: Why did Polynesians stop exploring around 1300AD
The answer is quite simple really. Climate change! Yes, natural climate change. From about AD 950 to AD 1250, the 'world' enjoyed a...
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Apr 14, 2023
206: The Pennsylvania Giant
This the earliest recorded instance of a giant skeleton - whether true or not. The date is almost 50 years before the newspapers ran...
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Apr 7, 2023
Sidestep: Kojomkul - a living giant
Living in a small village in Kyrgyzstan, he was an extraordinary man and hero. Kaba Uluu Kojomkul, whose name means Koschomkul son of...