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Seagull Devours Rabbit Seagulls; those ubiquitous denizens of the seaside, notorious for their incessant squawking and scavenging. They can be pesky critters as they prefer a fish-and-chips diet so beachgoers must remain vigilant lest a gull swoops in. Seagulls otherwise prey on a wide range of creatures on both land and from the sea, including... Continue Reading →
From dragonflies the size of large birds to sharks the size of large whales, here are the 10 most awesome giants from prehistory. / Archelon Just the head of this two-tonne monster was 1 metre long. (youtube.com) With the Greek roots of its name meaning ‘chief of the turtles’, the Archelon glided across the temperate... Continue Reading →
When investigators found the bodies of nine missing trekkers in the Artic tundra half-dressed and away from their tent for no apparent reason, it began perhaps the spookiest mystery in Russian history. It was the depths of winter and 23-year-old Igor Alekseyevich Dyatlov with eight other fit, young men and women arrived at the town... Continue Reading →
Among the phenomena on the fringes of scientific understanding is the propensity for the human body to set itself alight. The explanation, apparently, is Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC). Read here about one famous case and how it discombobulated investigators. On the morning of July 2, 1951, Mary Reeser’s landlady arrived at her door with a... Continue Reading →
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 →
To survive was one-in-a-million, but to almost completely recover is incomprehensible. The side-effects, however, made him shunned by decent society A moral man, Phineas Gage, Tamping powder down holes for his wage, Blew his special-made probe, Through his left frontal lobe, Now he drinks, swears, and flies in a rage. (Anonymous limerick) On September 13,... Continue Reading →
The story of when the king of Britain adopted a feral child from the forests of Germany into his royal court When King George I brought a feral boy into the British Royal Court in 1726 he caused a sensation among London’s high society. ‘Peter the Wild Boy’ as he came to be called, neither... Continue Reading →
Read about the worst that Mother Nature has thrown at Britain When Mother Nature gets angry the effects can be both spectacular and catastrophic. Stories of homes getting obliterated by violent winds, buildings rocking on their foundations or tornadoes tearing across the land rarely emanate from Great Britain, however. The UK has it seems a... Continue Reading →
The story of the hero policeman who sniffed out trouble to save the lives of his neighbours When the nose knows you’d better take notice; that was certainly the case for Police Constable Nick Shaw in the wee hours of the 9th of January, 1987. It was because of this policeman’s sense of smell and... Continue Reading →
Read about these 10 jaw-dropping facts that show just what massive proportions the Blue Whale has. Whales are amazing creatures which inspire awe, fear and respect due to their sheer size. As marine creatures that reside in either the depths or the poles, humans knew very little about whales over the course of history; many... Continue Reading →
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