In 1955, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance motor race took a very dark turn when a terrible accident on the track continued into the crowd.

In 1955, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance motor race took a very dark turn when a terrible accident on the track continued into the crowd.

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Short Stuff: 1955 Le Mans Disaster

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Even though curses aren’t real – and we go to great pains to make that clear – they are pretty interesting, especially ones you haven’t heard of before. So we dug deep and found some of the curses that don’t always hog the spotlight for this fun episode.

Even though curses aren&rsquo;t real &ndash; and we go to great pains to make that clear &ndash; they are pretty interesting, especially ones you haven&rsquo;t heard of before. So we dug deep and found some of the curses that don&rsquo;t always hog the spotlight for this fun episode.

Some Interesting Curses

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It’s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since humanity began, and between then and now we’ve come up with some wacky, even dangerous, explanations for them – even a few that survive still today. Learn all about them in this classic episode.

It&rsquo;s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since humanity began, and between then and now we&rsquo;ve come up with some wacky, even dangerous, explanations for them &ndash; even a few that survive still today. Learn all about them in this classic episode.

Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil

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Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinism, the idea that with accurate enough measurements any aspect of the universe could be predicted. But the universe, it turns out, is not so tidy.

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<li>Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinism, the idea that with accurate enough measurements any aspect of the universe could be predicted. But the universe, it turns out, is not so tidy.</li>
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Chaos Theory Changed the Universe

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