Damn Interesting

{{Short description|Website publishing articles on science and history}}

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Damn Interesting is an independent website founded by Alan Bellows in 2005. The website presents true stories from science, history, and psychology, primarily as long-form articles, often illustrated with original artwork. Works are written by various authors, and published at irregular intervals. The website openly rejects advertising, relying on reader and listener donations to cover operating costs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.damninteresting.com/about-us/|title=About Us / F.A.Q. • Damn Interesting|website=www.damninteresting.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-10}}

As of October 2012, each article is also published as a podcast under the same name.{{Cite web|url=https://www.damninteresting.com/podcast/|title=Damn Interesting Podcast • Damn Interesting|website=www.damninteresting.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-28}} In November 2019, a second podcast was launched under the title Damn Interesting Week, featuring unscripted commentary on an assortment of news articles featured on the website's "Curated Links" section that week. In mid-2020, a third podcast called Damn Interesting Curio Cabinet began highlighting the website's periodic short-form articles in the same radioplay format as the original podcast.

In July 2009, Damn Interesting published the print book Alien Hand Syndrome through Workman Publishing. It contains some favorites from the site and some exclusive content.{{Cite web|url=https://www.damninteresting.com/the-damn-interesting-book/|title=The Damn Interesting Book • Damn Interesting|website=www.damninteresting.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-28}}

On July 9, 2015, Bellows posted an open letter accusing The Dollop, a comedy podcast about history, of plagiarism due to their repeated use of verbatim text from Damn Interesting articles without permission or attribution.{{Cite web |title=Updated: A Special Note to the Writers at The Dollop |url=https://www.damninteresting.com/a-special-note-to-the-writers-at-the-dollop/ |access-date=2017-02-10 |website=www.damninteresting.com |language=en-US}} Dave Anthony, the writer of The Dollop, responded on Reddit, admitting to using Damn Interesting content, but claiming that the use was protected by fair use, and that "historical facts are not copyrightable."{{Cite web |title=Statement from The Dollop • /r/TheDollop |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDollop/comments/3cths7/statement_from_the_dollop/ |access-date=2017-02-10 |website=reddit |language=en}}