
Shipwreckless
The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
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The Importance of Overloading
In 1876, the board of trade noted 856 merchant ships wrecked within 10 miles of shore and in conditions not much worse than a stiff breeze. Throughout history, royals across the world were notorious for incest. They married their own relatives in order to consolidate power and keep their blood blue. But they were oblivious to the havoc all this inbreeding was having on the health of their offspring.
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