History

The Great Hayward Earthquake of 1868

The morning of October 21, 1868, dawned clear with a temperature of fifty-nine degrees in downtown San Francisco. At 7:53 am, a 7.0-magnitude quake hit the San Francisco Bay...

Banded Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus cinctus)

The banded fruit dove (Ptilinopus cinctus) was probably more widespread when rainforests covered more of northern Australia than...

Ruby-crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula)

Identification: The Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) is a transatlantic vagrant. This tiny jewel forages almost feverishly over the...

Amazing half-animal and half-plant

Amazing half-animal and half-plant - The Elysia Chlorotica (common name the eastern emerald elysia) is a sea slug...

Fox Village – The Magical Place in Japan

Fox Village - The Magical Place in Japan - It seems that Japan is beautifully covered in magical...

Bobbie – The Wonder Dog Walked 2500 Miles in Search of Home

Indeed, the incredible story of Bobbie the Wonder Dog walks 2500 miles in search of a home. A Braizer family was visiting relatives near...

Waimangu Geyser – World’s Largest Extinct Geyser

Waimangu Geyser was the world's most powerful geyser for a time, located near Rotorua in New Zealand. The massive Mount Tarawera eruption created its...

Seawise Giant: The Largest Ship Ever Built

Seawise Giant, the largest ship ever built and a massive oil tanker, has a remarkable and peculiar history, marked by various name changes. This...

Life of Adam Rainer – Man Who Was Born a Dwarf, and Became a Giant

Life of Adam Rainer: He was an Austrian man who was born in Graz, Austria, in 1899. He was born with a medical condition...

Maurice Tillet – Possible Inspiration Behind the Character of Shrek

Maurice Tillet was born in 1903 in Russia and was known as the "French Angel." He was a professional wrestler in the 1940s and...

The Famous Tay Whale Incident

The Tay Whale, also known as the "Monster," was a humpback whale that entered the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland in 1883. The...

The Priceless Civil War Eagle Made Out of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The Priceless Civil War Eagle Made Out of Abraham Lincoln's Hair In a tiny, vaguely lit backroom of the Onondaga Historical Association in Syracuse,...

World Cup Semi-Final 1954 – Greatest Ever Football Battle That Will be Long Remembered

FIFA World Cup Semi-Final 1954: Hungary vs. Uruguay A 1954 World Cup semi-final between the holders of the trophy, Uruguay, and the hottest favorites ever,...

The Aeroplane – Conquest of the Skies

Conquest of the Skies From the first few tentative hops, flying machines developed in leaps and bounds, becoming the most momentous technological advance of the...

The Wrecking and the Wreck of Zeppelin LZ33

On the night of September 24th, 1916, the Zeppelin LZ33 was brought down by the combined efforts of the London defenses and 2nd Lieut....