What dangers does the plane stowaway face? More than you may think. “Wheel-well stowaways are people who attempt to travel in the landing gear compartment, also known as the wheel bay or undercarriage of an aircraft. Between 1947 and June 2015, a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) researcher had documented […]
You’d think an armed military vehicle could easily bully a civilian ship, but apparently it’s not so easy… “In a statement released by Venezuela on 31 March, RCGS Resolute was accused of committing an act of “aggression and piracy” by intentionally ramming and sinking Naiguatá while the patrol boat was […]
This chain reaction explosion at a fireworks market is dazzling but deadly. “The cause of the explosion is unknown, but sources preliminarily claimed that gunpowder from the fireworks ignited the explosion. Up to 300 tonnes of fireworks were reported to have been present at the market. The explosion occurred at […]
So you know how to use the oxygen mask, and how to put on the lifejacket, but what about the ashtray, or the secret toilet unlock? “Airlines are required to orally brief their passengers before each take-off. This requirement is set by their nation’s civil aviation authority, under the recommendation […]
This poet did not take criticism well, in the rare instances he even acknowledged it. “William Topaz McGonagall (March 1825 – 29 September 1902) was a Scottish poet of Irish descent. He gained notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers’ opinions […]
Ever hear the saying; “if it sounds dumb, but it works, it ain’t dumb”? “On the morning of December 10, 1968, four Kokubunji branch employees of the Nihon Shintaku Ginko (Nippon Trust Bank) were transporting 294,307,500 yen (about US$817,520 at 1968 exchange rates) in the trunk of a Nissan Cedric […]
The 1950’s Deep South was not overly hospitable to this strange man and his stranger ideas. “John Howard Griffin (June 16, 1920 – September 9, 1980) was an American journalist and author from Texas who wrote about and championed racial equality. He is best known for his 1959 project to […]
While following a police chase, the Channel 15 news helicopter pilot seemingly got distracted by the drama on the ground, and paid for it with his life. “On July 27, 2007, two AS-350 AStar helicopters from television stations KNXV-TV and KTVK collided in mid-air over Phoenix, Arizona, while covering a […]
A mouse? In MY soda? Well, it might be better luck than you think – at least monetarily. “Mountain Dew, stylized as Mtn Dew in some countries, is a carbonated soft drink brand produced and owned by PepsiCo. The original formula was invented in 1940 by Tennessee beverage bottlers Barney […]
Ever wonder what a medieval melee might look like? Well, people still take part in them today! “The International Medieval Combat Federation is a global historical full contact sport fighting revival movement, in which combatants use historically accurate reproduction medieval and early modern armour and blunted weapons to engage in […]
