Dumb History of Numbers Sep 23, 2024 4 min read Economics Aryabhatta, solved the zero-dollar problem in arithmetic and gave the emptiness a name - “kha”; Brahmagupta assigned a symbol for zero as we now know it. Suddenly, students everywhere were getting perfect zeros in their math exams.
Dumb History of Climate Change Jul 14, 2024 6 min read Science The UN Convention on Climate Change and Wishful Thinking claimed that if we close our eyes and believe hard enough, the climate can cool itself.
Dumb History of Hitler Jun 9, 2024 6 min read Politics After sucking as a student, artist, soldier, and spy, Hitler picked up a profession where the bar is the lowest - politics. And he sucked at it too.
Dumb History of Ghosts May 31, 2024 6 min read Culture As for me, I can’t even afford a ghost in Seattle. My best shot is to book an airbnb in the woods and hope that it’s haunted.
Dumb History of English May 4, 2024 6 min read Culture In a language as widespread as English, there are bound to be variants. Look at Covid!
