In October 1899, the Boer War began. The South African Boer War started between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. Boer War: Causes…
Abe, Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo, 67, the longest-serving prime minister of Japan, died after being shot during a campaign speech on Friday in Nara, according to CNN, Al Jazeera, Reuters and…
With its enormous ears and stilt-like legs, the maned wolf is a one-of-a-kind animal that roams the plains of Brazil and Argentina. The maned wolf seems to be a hybrid…
Travis the chimp was a darling creature entertainer and a neighbourhood installation in his Connecticut town — until he violently went after his proprietor's companion Charla Nash one day in…
Air Accident: "aviation accidents can be traced to a variety of causes, including pilot error, air traffic controller error, design and manufacturer defects, maintenance failures, sabotage, or inclement weather." (B.Lund) Air…
Historically, many crazy things have rained down from the sky. These were usually bizarre, strange items as well as well known creatures that are not in any way related to…
It is raresome to hear a case of someone who dies immediately after eating, as a direct result of the combinations of the foods he takes. However, this is not…
Corpse Cleaning among the Torajan people of Indonesia is one of the unusual cultures in the world which has summoned the attention of writers, bloggers and scholars for several years…
Unusual culture is the strange, weird “arts, customs, lifestyles, background, habits that characterize a particular society or nation” (culture, Wiktionary). Cultures, like people from across the world, are diverse and…