Adolf Hitler (1889 – 1945), the Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party rose to be chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. Before that, he was just a goof-looking nobody who longed for attention (which is certainly got). Here’s a set of…
Month: May 2013
Uh, is anyone else creeped out by this odd, rectangle-shaped nebula found in our galaxy?
Unapproved genetically modified “mutant” wheat found growing on farm in Oregon.
This week, federal officials announced that they had found unapproved, genetically modified wheat growing on farms in Oregon. They noted that wheat of this type was developed by Monsanto to resist the herbicide Roundup during the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. According to officials, for unknown reasons, Monsanto suddenly “dropped the project” in 2005 before…
Deadly new virus (MERS) in Saudi Arabia – more than half of those infected have died [UPDATE]
Saudi Arabia continues to announce new deaths from a lethal outbreak of a mysterious new novel coronavirus (NCoV) in the Middle East. The new virus is a cousin of the SARS virus that causes kidney failure and pneumonia. To date, 16 of the 24 that have been infected have died. The virus has been reported…
Scientists discovered well-preserved, flowing Wooly Mammoth blood in Siberia
Russian scientists announced this week that they have found the body of a well-preserved fully-grown female mammoth trapped in the ice in Siberia. The creature has extremely well-preserved muscle tissue (colored a natural, fresh meat color) and shockingly, well-preserved, flowing blood. The pools of blood were found in cavities underneath the belly of the beast.…
The AVE Mizar – the historic “Flying Pinto” car that ended up killing its inventor
Man’s’ preoccupation with the capability to escape his earthly domain and soar amongst the clouds has led to innumerable ingenious methods of getting aloft. Some methods have been practical – others not so much. Case in point – the AVE Mizar flying car, affectionately known as “The Flying Pinto”. Yes, “Pinto”, as in the “death…
Emergency ejection results in 40-minute ordeal as pilot is flung about inside a thunderstorm cloud.
The next time you feel like complaining about turbulence while flying aboard a commercial airlines, consider the situation Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Rankin survived after ejecting from his F-8 jet fighter that was flying Mach .82, at 47,000 feet, above a thunderstorm. To date, Rankin is the only known person to survive a fall through…
Police on lookout for killer beaver who bit 60-year-old man to death.
Court sentences men who accidentally stole van full of dead bodies
Maun school closed after reports of “black little hairy creature which resembled a human being”
Teachers at Mathiba Primary School in Maun had to abruptly end classes yesterday after students reported seeing a “black little hairy creature which resembled a human being” moving about the property. Following the incident, which occurred around noon local time, students went into a panic, fainting, and running amok while fleeing from the small humanoid…