You probably wouldn’t want to undergo surgery with no anesthesia – but how would you feel if your surgeon asked everyone in the room to time him? “Robert Liston FRCSE, FRCS, FRS (28 October 1794 – 7 December 1847) was a Scottish surgeon. Liston was noted for his speed and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Running over a child is terrible enough, but what happens if it’s the child of a mob boss? “On March 18, 1980, John Gotti’s middle son, 12-year-old Frank Gotti, had met with a friend who owned a minibike, who was allowing his friends to take turns borrowing it. When the […]
A monster truck stunt show taking place in a public square ends in tragedy when the truck ploughs through the safety barriers and into the crowd. “The Haaksbergen monster truck accident happened on 28 September 2014 in Haaksbergen, the Netherlands, when a monster truck crashed into the attending crowd. Three […]
Given the complexity of medical operations, it seems euthanasia would be the one procedure that couldn’t go wrong. That is not the case. “Euthanasia (from Greek: εὐθανασία, lit. ’good death’: εὖ, eu, ‘well, good’ + θάνατος, thanatos, ‘death’) is the practise of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different […]
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Nuclear Energy Explained: How does it work? Nuclear Energy is a controversial subject. The pro- and anti-nuclear lobbies fight furiously, and it’s difficult to decide who is right. So we’re trying to clear up the issue – in this video we discuss how we got to where we are today, […]
With the official version of events being so strange, do we really know what happened here? “Ursula Eriksson and Sabina Eriksson (born 3 November 1967) are Swedish twin sisters who came to national attention in the United Kingdom in May 2008. The twins had been in Ireland before travelling to […]
