Damned Knowledge, a term coined by
Charles Fort (who collected and published accounts of many
anomalous phenomena), is knowledge suppressed, discounted, or not recognized as
real because it does not fit into the
popular culture of the time (or, sometimes, because it fits too well).
Reasons for suppression of knowledge include conflict with the political tenor of the times, established scientific knowledge, and plain incredibility.
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