Can one man scam a government out of millions? Yes – but at what cost? “The ADE 651 is a fake bomb detector produced by the British company Advanced Tactical Security & Communications Ltd (ATSC). Its manufacturer claimed it could detect bombs, guns, ammunition, and more from kilometers away. However, […]
A beautiful mind seemingly bent on destroying itself. These are Shane MacGowan’s best and worst moments; sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference between the two. “Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an English-born Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead […]
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As billions went about their day in blissful ignorance, one man made sure it wasn’t their last. “Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (7 September 1939 – 19 May 2017) was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. […]
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For many in Aberfan, mining was their life, and unfortunately, it would also be their death. “The Aberfan disaster was the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip on 21 October 1966. The tip had been created on a mountain slope above the Welsh village of Aberfan, near Merthyr Tydfil, […]
This imposter managed to con his way into a pretty high ranking position, but what happened when he was forced to do his job? “Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. (1921 – June 7, 1982) was an American impostor. He was the subject of a movie, The Great Impostor, in which he […]
From the script to the screen to reality; this is true horror. “On July 23, 1982, a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter crashed at Indian Dunes in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, United States, during the making of Twilight Zone: The Movie. The crash killed three people on the ground and injured […]
They’ve stood you straight against the nearest wall, lined up the firing squad and fired. But you survived! What now? “Wenceslao Moguel Herrera (c. 1890 – 29 July 1976) was a Mexican man who was captured on March 18, 1915, suspected of taking part in the Mexican Revolution. He was […]
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