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Residents of Oakville were flummoxed by a downpour of goo they experienced in 1994. What was even more disconcerting was the wave of illness that rippled throughout the community immediately after... With the sight of undulating woodland resembling the serried ranks of a million upright matchsticks covered in a fuzzy green blanket of needles to... Continue Reading →
The story of the man who built himself an armoured bulldozer to attack and destroy his town has since passed into legend. But was Marvin Heemeyer just a spite filled brute, or a symbol of the 'little guy' perennially oppressed by corporate power? A man by the name of Marvin Heemeyer sat in his Komatsu... Continue Reading →
It baffles people now as it did then, when hundreds of people around 16th Century Strasbourg danced and danced till they could dance no more. Read about its potential cause and the remedies phycisians came up with One Summer’s day in 1518 down a narrow street in Strasbourg, France an odd thing occurred; people turned... Continue Reading →
The story of the folks of Virginia State who hung an elephant for killing her handler seems barbaric even by early 20th Century standards. Was she really murderous or the victim of cruel treatment? Find out here Mary the elephant lived during the turn of the 20th Century performing with Sparks’ World Famous Shows —... Continue Reading →
To build a solid, major road, hundreds of miles long in one hour defies belief, but that is what the Iowa State authorities performed in 1910. In the USA in 1910 the motorcar’s popularity was really taking off with the launch of the Model T Ford two years earlier. In Iowa State, before the U.S.... Continue Reading →
The Voynich Manuscript has professional code breakers trying to decipher its meaning, filled as it is with exquisite illustrations and an unknown language. A book was once written that’s had everyone from cryptographers to professional code breakers scratching their heads in bemusement. Who wrote it, What does it mean, or even, what language is it... Continue Reading →
Bill Morgan's fortunes went from catastrophic to fantastic when the lucky trucker recovered from being on life support to winning a car and massive windfall on two scratch-cards, even winning the 2nd 'scratchie' live on air. Luck can be like buses, you wait for ages then several come at once, and so it happened to... Continue Reading →
When the King of England wanted to build a road through Gotham village's locale, the rustics knew there was only one way to get rid of his men; to play insane... Find out what absurd tasks they came up with acting fools. It is difficult to determine the veracity of tales from such historical, murky... Continue Reading →
Adventurer Aron Ralston found himself in a heck of a pickle when a boulder landed and trapped his arm while out hiking. With no help coming, he knew he'd have to do the unthinkable if he wanted to live It was May 1st, 2003 and a man named Aron Ralston found himself well and truly... Continue Reading →
The view of sharks as cold-blooded man-eaters goes even further back than Jaws. In the summer of 1916, five bathers were viciously attacked, transforming the reputation of these apex-hunters forever. Death from Below Fond memories are made frolicking around summertime seashores. Yet, in temperate waters dangers lurk. Rip currents and jellyfish are to be wary... Continue Reading →
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