In NYC there is a pizza sized plot of land sitting in the middle of a sidewalk. As a result of a surveying error, it was left as part of an estate. The heirs refused to donate the plot of land to NYC, instead putting a mosaic on the plot in 1922. The mosaic is […]
Pheasent Island is jointly owned by France…
Pheasent Island is jointly owned by France and Spain, for six months alternatingly.
No Such Thing As Notting Mountain
Dan, James, Anna and Alex discuss prehistoric butterflies, secret power stations, and Buddhist robots.
No Such Thing As Notting Mountain
Dan, James, Anna and Alex discuss prehistoric butterflies, secret power stations, and Buddhist robots.
In 1991 an F-15 fighter achieved an air-to-air kill using…
In 1991 an F-15 fighter achieved an air-to-air kill using a 2000lb bomb. The USAF F-15E Strike Eagle of the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron released a GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bomb which, after 30 seconds of flight, impacted an Iraqi Air Force Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopter gunship.
A “sugar high,” or hyperactivity in children…
A “sugar high,” or hyperactivity in children as a result of sugar consumption, is a myth.
A South African doctor tried to create…
A South African doctor tried to create a virus that would only affect black people.