Today we take a peek at the darkened underworld of the Mafia, and one if it’s more outrageous associates. “Sam “Mad Sam” DeStefano (September 13, 1909 − April 14, 1973) was an Italian-American gangster who became one of the Chicago Outfit’s most notorious loan sharks and sociopathic killers. Chicago-based Federal […]
Taking a look at the book “100 Deadly Skills” written by former Navy Seal, Clint Emerson. This video looks at skills 21 through 30; focusing on stealing things and hurting people; just awful things, really. “You will learn how to escape a locked trunk, make an improvised Taser, trick facial […]
How long can a war last? Tales From the Bottle explores with one of the longest wars in history, beginning centuries before the birth of Jesus, and lasting til modern times. “The Third Punic War (Latin: Tertium Bellum Punicum) (149–146 BC) was the third and last of the Punic Wars […]
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Try Dashlane Premium free on your first device: https://www.dashlane.com/qxir Use the coupon code ‘QXIR’ to get 10% off Dashlane Premium Taking a look at the book “100 Deadly Skills” written by former Navy Seal, Clint Emerson. This video looks at skills 31 to 40, although I have a tendency to […]
The beginning of a new series – Last Moments, where we take a look at the ultimate fate of the USS Thresher and ask – what happens to you when you’re trapped aboard a sinking submarine. “The second USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered […]
A lighthearted episode of Tales From the Bottle that follows the adventures of a man from Brazil who find out how to live the high life by marketing himself ingeniously. “Carlos Henrique Raposo (born 2 April 1963), commonly known as Carlos Kaiser, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as […]
A video looking at the tragic fate of the only people to ever perish in the vacuum of space. “Soyuz 11 (Russian: Союз 11, Union 11) was the only crewed mission to board the world’s first space station, Salyut 1 (Soyuz 10 had soft-docked but had not been able to […]
Taking a look at the book “100 Deadly Skills” written by former Navy Seal, Clint Emerson. This video looks at skills 41 to 50 and has thus far been Qxir’s favourite. “You will learn how to escape a locked trunk, make an improvised Taser, trick facial recognition software, prevent tracking, […]
The topics in Tales From the Bottle videos, while bizarre to a comical extent, too often end in tragedy. This story is no different, but maybe this time the tears are bittersweet. This is the story of Lawnchair Larry “On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters made a 45-minute flight in […]
