Yellowstone's explosive secrets are uncovered after the
discovery and imaging of a deep, gigantic reservoir of hot rock.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Chilean Volcano Eruption
Oceans Valued at $24 Trillion
Here are the top 7 revenue-producing resources of the world’s
valuable oceans according to a new assessment from the World Wildlife
Fund.
Woman Locks Dog In Hot Car, Then She’s Forced To Get A Taste Of How It Feels
Police let this woman off with a warning, but not before making sure she knew how horrible it feels to be locked in a hot car. Kermit the Frog Found in Costa Rica
Already dubbed a real-life Kermit, a new species of frog has been identified in the rainforests of Costa Rica.
Addicted to Pesticides
Like nicotine for humans, certain pesticides seem to hold an
addictive attraction for bees, which seek out tainted food even if it
may be bad for them.
A Herd Of Cows Charmed By The Drone Of The Didgeridoo
The didgeridoo
is a unique and hard to play wind instrument that emits an entrancing
drone sound when a skilled didgeridooer (unofficial term) is behind the
tube.
This totally tubular instrument was created (approximately) 1,500 years ago by Indigenous Australians, but the instrument's popularity inexplicably rose during the 1990s. That spike in popularity resulted in the didgeridoo becoming modernized in terms of what the drone pipe is made out of and how it's played.
Andrea Furlan is a modern didgeridoo master who knows how to make some really cool sounds with that painted tube of his.
The sound of his "Butterfly Landscape" is so cool, in fact, that it attracts a herd of cows, who find his unorthodox didgeridooing technique too fascinating to ignore. Looks like Andrea will be serving up steaks at the next didgeridoo jamboree!
This totally tubular instrument was created (approximately) 1,500 years ago by Indigenous Australians, but the instrument's popularity inexplicably rose during the 1990s. That spike in popularity resulted in the didgeridoo becoming modernized in terms of what the drone pipe is made out of and how it's played.
Andrea Furlan is a modern didgeridoo master who knows how to make some really cool sounds with that painted tube of his.
The sound of his "Butterfly Landscape" is so cool, in fact, that it attracts a herd of cows, who find his unorthodox didgeridooing technique too fascinating to ignore. Looks like Andrea will be serving up steaks at the next didgeridoo jamboree!
Sunday, April 26, 2015
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OK, who's got the mustard ... !
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Today in History
| 1478 | Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo and kill Giuliano de'Medici. | |
| 1514 | Copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn. | |
| 1564 | William Shakespeare is baptized. | |
| 1607 | The British establish a colony at Cape Henry, Virginia. | |
| 1865 | Joseph E. Johnston surrenders the Army of Tennessee to Sherman. | |
| 1915 | Second Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse becomes the first airman to win the Victoria Cross after conducting a successful bombing raid. | |
| 1929 | The first non-stop flight from England to India is completed. | |
| 1931 | New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, the mistake ultimately costs him the home run record. | |
| 1937 | The ancient Basque town of Guernica in northern Spain is bombed by German planes. | |
| 1941 | The first organ is played at a baseball stadium in Chicago. | |
| 1968 | Students seize the administration building at Ohio State University. | |
| 1983 | The Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 1,200 for first time. | |
| 1986 | The world's worst nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl power plant in the Soviet Union. | |
| 1994 | Nelson Mandela wins the presidency in South Africa's first multiracial elections. |
Did You Know ...
Gallup Poll Shows Conclusively Who Climate Change Deniers Are, And It’s EXACTLY Who You Thought
These folks think of climate change as something akin to the way
atheists think of the second coming — it’s never going to happen.
Climate Change Alert: 2015 Shapes Up To Be Hottest Year Ever
While 56 percent of Republicans in Congress deny climate change exists, 2015 shapes up to be the hottest year on record.
Art dealer furious after being forced to cover up swear word on painting in shop window
An art dealer in Brentwood, Essex, says it is "bonkers" a police officer
visited his gallery after a single complaint was made about a painting
in his window that featured the word fuck.
John Brandler, who owns Brandler Galleries has had a Shakespearean Much
Ado About Nothing parody
by the Connor Brothers in his window for a month.
The £7,500 picture, called A Load Of Fuss About Fuck All, had the F-word clearly displayed.
But that all changed when a police officer came to ask him to cover up
the word after one person, who the officer said was a woman, lodged a
complaint.
Mr Brandler, 60, who has owned the gallery for more than 30 years,
fumed: "There are 60,000 people in Brentwood and one person can object
to something and by law it has to be removed.
I think it is fucking bonkers. Someone has gone by my window and
complained because she found it offensive. One person can override
60,000.
"So we now have a piece of paper over f*ck and the police are happy with that but what a waste of police time. He had to photograph that we had covered it so he could show that he had done his job. Is that what we pay the police for? One woman, who has no sense of humor and probably does not understand that Shakespearean reference, overrides the sense of humor of 60,000 people. Why not just come in and say 'I found that offensive' or phone me? But the important point is, because of data protection, nobody is allowed to tell me who is she is.
"But I publicly can be attacked but she cannot be identified. It's still in my front window. I did not want to get arrested for non-compliance." But he admitted there was a silver lining as the piece of white paper is now positioned in such a way that it draws more intrigue as to what the word is. "She is actually helping me – if you make someone want to look at it and if they want to work it out, it makes them feel good," he said. An Essex Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called with reports of an offensive word written on some art displayed in a window. Officers attended and spoke to the shop owner who agreed to cover the offensive word."
Teenage girls strip searched at California school
Two families are questioning the use of strip searches at a school in California.A 13-year old and a 15-year old girl were both searched for drugs at Serrano Middle School.
They say a male security guard patted them down and was in the room when the girls removed their clothes and bras.
“She was asked to take off her jacket, take off her shirt, take off her T-shirt, unfasten her bra and pull her bra out — literally pull her bra out from the bottom and shake her breasts,” said the girl’s mother.
A quarter of a gram of marijuana was found in one of the girls’ bags.
The girls’ parents say it could have been planted because the bag was unsupervised for 40-minutes.
Linda Bardere, a spokesperson for the San Bernardino School District, confirmed to the San Bernardino Sun that the district is looking into the search.
“We adhere to our board policy and (California Education Code) when a search is conducted. We take all parent concerns and complaints seriously, however due to student confidentiality we can’t comment further,” said Bardere in a statement.
Cops Removed Clothes From Young Woman’s Dead Body, Took Nude Photos
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is no longer denying the existence
of nude photos, which were taken of a 20-year-old accident victim,
following her death. Intoxicated women arrested for driving car in which they failed to notice missing passenger
A woman suffered a serious head injury on a highway in Lincoln County,
Oklahoma, in the early morning hours of Tuesday.
Lincoln County Sheriff Charlie Dougherty says that three women, all just
under 21, were severely intoxicated and ended up doing some pretty
bizarre and dangerous things.
American tourists say New Zealand airport security ruined holiday by confiscating chutney
An American couple say the confiscation of chutney and jelly from their
luggage at Queenstown Airport in New Zealand ruined their holiday.
Jonathan and Tiffany Sturman and their two children were passing through
security screening before a flight to Sydney earlier this month when
the condiments were confiscated from their carry-on baggage because they
were deemed a ''gel'' under aviation security rules.
The Hong-Kong-based couple have expressed their disgust at the
experience, which had left a ''very unfavorable mark'' on their
holiday.
They say the rules are heavy-handed and security staff should have the
discretion to pass items that do not pose a threat to safety. The
Aviation Security Service (Avsec) says the rules have been in place for
years and are clearly communicated to passengers.
Mr Sturman said they were told the items, a jar of apple jelly and two
jars of cherry chutney bought at a Cromwell store, should have been
packed in their checked-in luggage.
The rules needed to be more clearly explained to passengers.
''This type of behavior is bully-like and does not help to promote
tourism to your country, nor does it help to keep the skies safe. It is a sad day when cherry chutney is deemed a threat to air travel.''
Mrs Sturman said when she double-checked the rules afterwards, those relating to food were in the 'small print'. ''When you normally hear about the gels, the pictures are always in reference to toiletries. Who calls chutney a gel? Security staff should have the power to use discretion when passengers had products in sealed jars and were carrying receipts. Is there not a way, like with duty-free bags, that would give people the opportunity to keep their souvenirs?'' Avsec spokesman Mike Eng said the rules barring liquids, aerosols and gels in quantities of more than 100ml from carry-on luggage on international flights had been in place since 2007, and had always covered food products.
The restrictions were in line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements and were in place in all ICAO member states, including the United States. Aviation security officials had no discretion in such cases, although they gave passengers the opportunity to go back and check the goods in, he said. Most travelers were aware of the rules, which were clearly indicated on signage at security screening points, but items were 'occasionally relinquished'. ''The vast majority of passengers do this with the understanding that it is in the interests of the safety and security of all travelers.''
Mrs Sturman said when she double-checked the rules afterwards, those relating to food were in the 'small print'. ''When you normally hear about the gels, the pictures are always in reference to toiletries. Who calls chutney a gel? Security staff should have the power to use discretion when passengers had products in sealed jars and were carrying receipts. Is there not a way, like with duty-free bags, that would give people the opportunity to keep their souvenirs?'' Avsec spokesman Mike Eng said the rules barring liquids, aerosols and gels in quantities of more than 100ml from carry-on luggage on international flights had been in place since 2007, and had always covered food products.
The restrictions were in line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements and were in place in all ICAO member states, including the United States. Aviation security officials had no discretion in such cases, although they gave passengers the opportunity to go back and check the goods in, he said. Most travelers were aware of the rules, which were clearly indicated on signage at security screening points, but items were 'occasionally relinquished'. ''The vast majority of passengers do this with the understanding that it is in the interests of the safety and security of all travelers.''
Man arrested after assaulting wife with dangerous waffle
A man was arrested after allegedly assaulting his wife in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Monday.
Patrick Manjong, 39, has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon - a waffle with syrup.
Police say they responded to an address at 5 pm for a report of a
domestic assault in progress. The victim, Manjong's wife of eight years,
told police that while she was making waffles for dinner, she and her
husband began arguing about how waffles dripping with syrup are
unhealthy to eat.
The victim told police that Manjong became so irate that he grabbed a waffle with syrup and slapped her across the face with it, according to court documents. Officers did notice pieces of waffle were stuck to the victim's face and hair.
Manjong appeared in Lowell District Court on Tuesday to plead not guilty to the assault charge. He was released without bail so he was able to make the couple's divorce hearing on Wednesday. His next court date is scheduled for June 11. Meanwhile, he was ordered not to abuse the victim.
The victim told police that Manjong became so irate that he grabbed a waffle with syrup and slapped her across the face with it, according to court documents. Officers did notice pieces of waffle were stuck to the victim's face and hair.
Manjong appeared in Lowell District Court on Tuesday to plead not guilty to the assault charge. He was released without bail so he was able to make the couple's divorce hearing on Wednesday. His next court date is scheduled for June 11. Meanwhile, he was ordered not to abuse the victim.
Cafe apologizes to woman who found sink plug in her Hog's Breath salad
The cafe has apologized to a customer in Brisbane, Australia, after she found a sink plug in her salad.
Hog's Breath Cafe Australian general manager Ross Worth said the company had been in contact with the woman and apologized.
He said food hygiene was a top priority for the company and they had
notified local health authorities about the incident which happened at
the weekend.
Mr Worth said the plug had come from a sanitized ice food bath that was
designated for fresh produce such as lettuce and tomatoes to be washed
in.
"On that day the staff members have pulled fresh produce out of the bath and accidentally pulled the plug with it," he said. "The business owner has re-trained his staff on the right processes to make sure this doesn't ever happen again." Mr Worth said plugs would be chained to the ice baths to prevent them from being dislodged.
The customer also claimed kitchen staff "thought it was funny" when they were told of the errant plug. "I can't comment if they were laughing - I would guess not," Mr Worth said. "It's not a laughing matter, and I'd like to think they wouldn't laugh."
"On that day the staff members have pulled fresh produce out of the bath and accidentally pulled the plug with it," he said. "The business owner has re-trained his staff on the right processes to make sure this doesn't ever happen again." Mr Worth said plugs would be chained to the ice baths to prevent them from being dislodged.
The customer also claimed kitchen staff "thought it was funny" when they were told of the errant plug. "I can't comment if they were laughing - I would guess not," Mr Worth said. "It's not a laughing matter, and I'd like to think they wouldn't laugh."
Duck stuck in fireplace extricated by firefighters
Firefighters in Slidell, Louisiana, spent more than two hours on Sunday
helping a duck that was trapped inside a chimney at a home.
They immediately spotted the stuck duck on their arrival at around 7:20pm - its head was sticking out of the bottom of the fireplace.
They dismantled part of the fireplace to reach the duck, and took extra care in extricating it from the chimney, spokesman Chad Duffaut said.
"It's not very often that we respond to these types of calls," Duffaut said. "However, we are always willing to help (if) we can - even animals in need."
They dismantled part of the fireplace to reach the duck, and took extra care in extricating it from the chimney, spokesman Chad Duffaut said.
"It's not very often that we respond to these types of calls," Duffaut said. "However, we are always willing to help (if) we can - even animals in need."
Turkey bullied by geese died after flying through third-floor window
A wild turkey, intimidated by a pair of territorial nesting geese, met a
tragic end on University of Waterloo campus in Ontario, Canada, on
Monday morning when it took flight and smashed through a third-floor
window in the English and philosophy building, say university staff.
The turkey first appeared in the Hagey Hall courtyard last Thursday,
bringing momentary delight and distraction to university staff during
final exam season.
"It's the end of year, everyone's tired, it's exams. You get a little
punchy. I have to say a lot of the faculty ran outside to look at a
turkey," said Jennifer Harris, an associate professor at the university.
"Turkey sightings are highly unusual. Anyone who goes to Waterloo knows
geese are predominant. You spend a lot of your time navigating geese and
everything they leave behind, but turkeys? I'd never sighted one
before."
Colin Wallace, who works in IT at the university, believes the turkey
was repeatedly drawn to the courtyard by its own reflection in a glass
door.
Unfortunately for the turkey, the courtyard is also home to a couple of
aggressive nesting geese.
"[The turkey] was terrified of the two geese," said Wallace.
"They were stalking her. "They thought they were guarding their eggs. She would pace back and forth in a corner where they had [contained] her." The courtyard is walled on three sides, while a flight of stairs lead out of it. "The steps were where the geese set themselves up as sentries," said Harris. The turkey was trying to leave the courtyard, but was "thwarted by the geese," she said. "Apparently when it tried to get out, the geese were chasing it back." On Monday morning, the turkey decided to take an alternative route out of the courtyard and flew into glass windows.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
The Daily Drift
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Emperor ... !
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San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
Maraba, Rio de Janeiro and Santos, Brazil
Chelsea, Henry Farm, Ottawa, Regina, Steinbach and Vancouver, Canada
Santiago, Chile
Bogota, Colombia
Mexico City and Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Boaco, Nicaragua
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Barquisimeto and Caracas, Venezuela
Europe
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Glavinitsa, Bulgaria
Horni Procernice, Pardubice and Prague, Czech Republic
Chester, Guilford, London, Loughton and Sholing, England
Boulogne-Billancourt, Cerny, Grenoble, Lyon, Paris, Roubaix and Rouen, France
Tbilisi, Georgia
Hurth and Sulzbach, Germany
Athens and Piraeus, Greece
Dublin, Ireland
Forli, Palermo and Ravenna, Italy
Riga and Ventspils, Latvia
Luqa, Malta
Amsterdam, Delft and Roosendaal, Netherlands
Katowice, Poland
Costa de Caparica and Funchal, Portugal
Bucharest, Romania
Ryazan, Russia
Kikinda, Serbia
Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia, Spain
Gislovs Lage and Lulea, Sweden
Ankara, Turkey
Dnipropetrovsk, Kiev and Odessa, Ukraine
Asia
Ar Rifa, Bahrain
Tungi, Bangladesh
Mandalay, Burma
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Beijing, Chongquig, Guangzhou, Qinhuandao and Qujong, China
Bangalore, Calicut, Delhi, Noida, Powai, Shillong and Vadodara, India
Depok, Jakarta and Kalianget, Indonesia
Robat Karim, Iran
Petah Tikva and Tel Aviv, Israel
Seoul, Korea
Alor Setar, Ampang, Cheras, Johor Bahra, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur and Puchong, Malaysia
Singapore, Singapore
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Africa
Rabat, Morocco
Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Stellenbosch, South Africa
The Pacific
Homebush, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
Makati and Quezon City, Philippines
Today in History
1590
The Sultan of Morocco launches a successful attack to capture Timbuktu.
1644 The Ming Chongzhen emperor commits suicide by hanging himself.
1707 At the Battle of Almansa, Franco-Spanish forces defeat the Anglo-Portugese forces.
1719 Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe is published in London.
1792 The guillotine is first used to execute highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier.
1859 Work begins on the Suez Canal in Egypt.
1862 Admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans, Louisiana.
1864 After facing defeat in the Red River Campaign, Union General Nathaniel Bank returns to Alexandria, Louisiana.
1867 Tokyo is opened for foreign trade.
1882 French commander Henri Riviere seizes the citadel of Hanoi in Indochina.
1898 The United States declares war on Spain.
1915 Australian and New Zealand troops land at Gallipoli in Turkey.
1925 General Paul von Hindenburg takes office as president of Germany.
1926 In Iran, Reza Kahn is crowned Shah and chooses the name "Pehlevi."
1926 Puccini's opera Turandot premiers at La Scala in Milan with Arturo Toscanini conducting.
1938 A seeing eye dog is used for the first time.
1945 U.S. and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on Elbe River.
1951 After a three day fight against Chinese Communist Forces, the Gloucestershire Regiment is annihilated on "Gloucester Hill," in Korea.
1953 The magazine Nature publishes an article by biologists Francis Crick and James Watson, describing the "double helix" of DNA.
1956 Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes to number one on the charts.
1959 The St. Lawrence Seaway–linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes–opens to shipping.
1960 The first submerged circumnavigation of the Earth is completed by a Triton submarine.
1962 A U.S. Ranger spacecraft crash lands on the Moon.
1971 The country of Bangladesh is established.
1980 President Jimmy Carter tells the American people about the hostage rescue disaster in Iran.
1982 In accordance with the Camp David agreements, Israel completes a withdrawal from the Sinai peninsula.
1990 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a six year term as Nicaragua's president.
1644 The Ming Chongzhen emperor commits suicide by hanging himself.
1707 At the Battle of Almansa, Franco-Spanish forces defeat the Anglo-Portugese forces.
1719 Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe is published in London.
1792 The guillotine is first used to execute highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier.
1859 Work begins on the Suez Canal in Egypt.
1862 Admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans, Louisiana.
1864 After facing defeat in the Red River Campaign, Union General Nathaniel Bank returns to Alexandria, Louisiana.
1867 Tokyo is opened for foreign trade.
1882 French commander Henri Riviere seizes the citadel of Hanoi in Indochina.
1898 The United States declares war on Spain.
1915 Australian and New Zealand troops land at Gallipoli in Turkey.
1925 General Paul von Hindenburg takes office as president of Germany.
1926 In Iran, Reza Kahn is crowned Shah and chooses the name "Pehlevi."
1926 Puccini's opera Turandot premiers at La Scala in Milan with Arturo Toscanini conducting.
1938 A seeing eye dog is used for the first time.
1945 U.S. and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on Elbe River.
1951 After a three day fight against Chinese Communist Forces, the Gloucestershire Regiment is annihilated on "Gloucester Hill," in Korea.
1953 The magazine Nature publishes an article by biologists Francis Crick and James Watson, describing the "double helix" of DNA.
1956 Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes to number one on the charts.
1959 The St. Lawrence Seaway–linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes–opens to shipping.
1960 The first submerged circumnavigation of the Earth is completed by a Triton submarine.
1962 A U.S. Ranger spacecraft crash lands on the Moon.
1971 The country of Bangladesh is established.
1980 President Jimmy Carter tells the American people about the hostage rescue disaster in Iran.
1982 In accordance with the Camp David agreements, Israel completes a withdrawal from the Sinai peninsula.
1990 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a six year term as Nicaragua's president.
102-Year-Old Woman Watches Footage of Herself Dancing For the First Time
In the 1930s and 40s, Alice Barker danced in a chorus line during the Harlem Renaissance. For her 102nd birthday, David Shuff got hold of the videos of her performing and showed them to her at her nursing home.
There's a first time for everything, and this is Alice's first time watching herself dance on film. The footage alone is 70+ years old!
Watch, she still wants to get up and dance:
She danced at clubs such as The Apollo, Cotton Club, and Zanzibar Club, with legends including Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.Amazing.
Read the entire story over at Mashable, where you can find out how to send Ms. Barker some snail mail. I suggest you do.
Cotton Candy French Fries Exist
Therefore rejoice! Sticky’s Finger Joint,
a 2-shop chicken fingers chain in New York City, offers this ingenious
meal that combines the sweetness of cotton candy and the saltiness of
fresh French fries. Special orders feature caramel sauce, Pop Rocks, and
happiness. It’s everything that you could hope for in a nutritious
meal.
Singing in an MRI
Normally,
you have to stay absolutely still during an MRI, but in this research
scan, scientists wanted to study the movements of the head and throat
muscles during singing. The overall goal of the research is to see if
singing in a group chorus can help people in retirement homes build
stronger voices. To do this at all, a team of an electrical engineers
developed a scanner that would record 100 frames a second -ten times the
normal rate. Enjoy this volunteer singing an appropriate song, and then
go to mental_floss to read about the research involved.
Agoraphobic Woman Leaves Home for Third Time in Ten Years, Falls Down Manhole
A woman suffering from agoraphobia who only left her house twice in ten years found that the third time out definitely wasn't the charm. The 57-year-old woman from Britain who, oddly enough, is named Janet Faal, left home as part of her therapy and fell down a manhole shortly afterward.
According to The Daily Mail, Faal left home in an attempt to help her friend move a pallet that was blocking her car. Once she moved the pallet, Faal plummeted down the open manhole, leaving her with two black eyes and a broken leg. She then waited an hour for paramedics to rescue her from the dark, cramped cavity. Faal said,
"I took a step over – never in my life did I think there was a hole underneath, I thought it had just fallen over. The next thing I remember is the pain. It was awful. I fell and smashed my face on the pallet, and I was in the hole with blood all over me and I couldn’t move."Read more on this story at The Daily Mail.
The Highest Rated Film Set In Each State
As someone in the state of California, I am happy and a bit surprised to learn that of all the films set here, Pulp Fiction is the highest rated. So how about you guys, are you happy about your state film?
The Toblerone Line
A Fortification in Switzerland
Nazi Germany coveted the prosperous nation of Switzerland and made plans to invade it.
But Operation Tannenbaum remained forever a hypothetical exercise and
the Swiss were largely spared from the ravages of World War II.
This was in part because the Swiss made thoughtful and thorough plans to defend their nation to the death. Though the Axis powers surrounded Switzerland for almost 5 tears, a German conquest of that nation would be costly--ultimately too costly for Hitler to risk.
Some of the fortifications that the Swiss built to defend their borders include a 10 kilometer stretch of concrete anti-tank barriers near Lake Geneva. These pillars are called "Dragon's Teeth," but people have since come to refer to the remains of this defensive line as the Toblerone Line. That's because they closely resemble Toblerone, the famous Swiss chocolate candy.
Five Vintage Appliances That Could Have Killed You
A number of older adults reminisce about "back in the day," when kids went outside for hours getting real exercise instead of smart phone finger workouts. Yet there were definitely some drawbacks to those halcyon days. One little peccadillo of the times was a hazardous substance or ten used in manufacturing.
In this case, we're talking asbestos. Even the tiniest specks of asbestos cause a cancer called mesothelioma, and the blow dryers of old were full of the fibrous mineral. Popular manufacturers of hairdryers such as General Electric and Conair advertised the force of air that conveniently and quickly dried the hair of their customers. It also had the unadvertised bonus of asbestos particles continually being blown in their faces. Though a recall was issued in 1979, it was unsuccessful for the most part. Only an estimated three million of 18 million blowdryers were recovered.Read about other vintage appliances that could have done people in here.
Sewer Surprises
Not everything that goes down the drain gets flushed away; you'd be surprised what can come floating back up.
Egyptian Hangover Cure
The key ingredient listed to treat the hangover wasn't exactly known for its medical properties.
Furore
The Little Italian Beach Hidden in a Fjord
It’s
so picturesque that I want to go there immediately! Furore, a village
on Italy’s Amalfi coast, is known for its fjord, which is called the
Fiordo. This gorge cuts straight into the rock, bringing a narrow strip
of the sea to a lovely sandy beach. The town is hidden inside this rift,
which is why Furore is sometimes called the “town that doesn’t exist.” There, at the beach, you can rest in the shade provided by the mountains or cool yourself in the blue water.
If you’re a bit more adventurous, then you can walk across the bridge that connects the two sides, then dive 98 feet from the bridge into the crystal clear water. It hosts an international diving competition. You can see more photos at Amusing Planet.
First Exoplanet Discovered ...
Astronomers have detected an exoplanet's visible-light
spectrum directly for the first time ever, a milestone that could help
bring many other alien worlds into clearer focus down the road.
Curiosity on Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has spotted its
roving buddy Curiosity on the Martian landscape, but the rover seems to
be missing its tell-tale tracks in the red planet's dirt.
Loch Ness Monster Captured ...
... on Google Street View
See
that spot on the water? Yes, now we have definitive, scientific proof
that a giant swimming cryptid has indeed made her home in the deep water
of Scotland’s Loch Ness.
Google placed a panoramic camera to a boat to map the lake and took underwater shots for Nessie, who usually travels submersed. You can explore them here. Google does a very thorough job of anything it attempts, so it was perhaps inevitable that it would spot Nessie herself (warning: auto-start video).
What Male and Female Stegosaurus Looked Like
Male and female dinosaurs from the same species sported different looks.
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