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The Country That Didn't Exist
But crashed the British economy
Jun 24
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All We Can Be Is Tourists Now
For most of humanity’s history, our tallest mountains and in particular Mount Everest have been realms entirely separate from those on earth. In ancient…
Jun 17
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April 2024
The Great Diamond Hoax
Two frontiersmen wandered into the main branch of the Bank of California. Philip Arnold and John Slack, their faces weathered by the frontier sun and…
Apr 26
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The Country That Ran on Cocaine and Yoga
As naval shells exploded amongst the terracotta tiles of Fiume’s roofs, throwing red dust and debris across his little Adriatic paradise, Gabriele…
Apr 15
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X Marks the Spot - Our Hunt for Gold
Legendary lost Malaysian gold and other treasure mysteries to captivate us for generations
Apr 8
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March 2024
In the Hall of the Dragon King
The flight attendant leant across me and without warning snapped up the plastic window blind. Before I could say anything, he points his finger to the…
Mar 21
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February 2024
Fly the Furrow: The Cairo-Baghdad Mail Route
The pair of Royal Air Force Vickers Vernon aeroplanes lumbered over the Jordanian desert, their huge noses pointing east, or so the few passengers…
Feb 26
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The Letter of Last Resort
Somewhere out in the North Atlantic, every hour of the day, every day of the year, a lone submarine glides through the ocean with no real destination…
Feb 20
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April 2023
When the British Empire almost went bankrupt
Four strange sail in the southwest. That is what Nathaniel Dance saw on the morning of 14th February 1804 off the island of Pulo Aura on the east coast…
Apr 21, 2023
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The Story of the Coconut War
Sometimes there are rules we don’t like. For example, if you live in a country, you have to follow its laws and pay its taxes, and if you don’t, the…
Apr 10, 2023
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July 2022
Why do Fire Departments still exist?
You’re reading my newsletter, Terra Nullius, on the weird and interesting intricacies of the countries and places that make up our world. It currently…
Jul 25, 2022
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May 2022
The Department Store that was Once a Country
You’re reading my newsletter, Terra Nullius, on the weird and interesting intricacies of the countries and places that make up our world. It currently…
May 14, 2022
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