An American imprisoned in a British mental asylum became one of the greatest contributors to the English language. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images. William Chester Minor opened his eyes and gazed sleepily at the figure of a man looming over the foot of his bed. The intruder, who had been hiding in Minor’s attic during Read More…
Camel Stomach Facts & The Dangerof Plastic 1. Camels Are Not Ruminants With Four-Chambered Stomachs Many classify camels as ruminants, which is wrong. Camels are considered to be pseudo-ruminants. Compared to ruminants that have a four-chambered stomach, camels have a three-chambered one. [1] Those three stomach parts are the forestomach or rumen, reticulum, and abomasum; Read More…
Execution by shark attack, or “The Pig Basket Atrocity.” In WWII the Japanese had captured several Allied resistance fighters in Java and tied them up in woven baskets used to transport pigs. Instead of just shooting the men, the Japanese wanted to dispose of their captives to ensure their enemy suffered greatly and their bodies Read More…
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, wrote Shakespeare in Hamlet. And there’s something to it. Poop still stinks after 700 years. Barrels from a 14th-century latrine have been discovered in Odense, birthplace of the famous writer Hans Christian Andersen. The barrel and its reeking contents are in excellent condition. Through this content it Read More…
Based on legislation approved by its governor earlier this year, Baltimore County’s Kayla Drummond, a rising senior at Parkville High School, will be the first student board member with budgetary voting powers. A $2.6 billion budget that covers everything – from textbooks to school buses, has long excluded one member of the Baltimore County school Read More…
93-year-old Hilton Head woman speaks out on legal battle for historic property ( HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WTGS) — The ongoing legal battle between a 93-year-old Hilton head woman and the development company demanding her property continues. Josephine Wright is being sued for her land, and she spoke about it at a press conference outside Read More…
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