Credit : Courtesy of Dr. Howard A. Rubin; Chris Kiely/Jump Visual When Howard and Suze Rubin, both 77, left their warm and cosy home in Florida for New York, they weren’t looking for a high-flying life in NYC. In fact, they moved to NYC for the weather. But they weren’t the ones chasing the cooler…
The site was decommissioned. However, contamination remains underground. In 1967, the United States tried an unusual method to increase natural gas production. It detonated a 29-kiloton device and had an explosoion 4,227 feet below the ground in north-western New Mexico to stimulate the flow of natural gas.According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), the…
Iran war becomes political headache for Trump ahead of November midterms Top aides to US President Donald Trump are pushing to prevent the Iran war from escalating before the November midterm elections, as the administration seeks to limit the political fallout from an increasingly unpopular conflict, Reuters reported, citing four people familiar with the discussions.White…
3D printing has come a long way over the years. No longer is it solely used for printing figures and props for D&D campaigns, but it is now expanding to take space in all kinds of places, including your mouth. According to a CNN report, a 22-year-old engineer Connor Gibson, is using the 3D printing…
The Great Fire of London in 1666 left thousands homeless.(Photo: @MrJamesCosgrove) On this day in 1666, the Great Fire of London began on Pudding Lane. It destroyed around 13,200 houses and left about 100,000 people homeless.The sudden loss of so many homes created a severe shortage across the city and pushed up rents in areas…
Quote of the day by Richard Simmons (Image: Wikipedia) Richard Simmons was known for turning fitness into something considerably more approachable, energetic and genuinely personal than the traditional gym environment ever really managed. In this playful, endlessly repeated line, he reduced his entire philosophy to three simple ideas, liking yourself, eating well, and staying genuinely…
When actor Clint Eastwood bought a 134-acre former artichoke farm near California’s Carmel River in 1995, the property came with development potential, water rights and a history rooted in agriculture. Two years later, Eastwood and his then-wife Maggie announced plans to transfer the ranch to the Big Sur Land Trust. Nearly three decades on, part…
A hybrid artificial reef structure (Representational photo from a 2023 study- University of Miami) In 1998, researchers put 12 artificial reefs off Miami Beach to see how different materials would affect marine life. Over the next three years, divers recorded 97,826 fish from 146 species around the reefs. The study was published in the journal…
In the late 19th century, a young seminarian battling a life-threatening bout of pneumonia made a promise that would eventually transform a small Iowa town into the home of one of the world’s largest man-made grottos. If he survived, Father Paul Matthias Dobberstein vowed to build a shrine in honour of the Virgin Mary. He…
A New Mexico man shot his cousin dead after a drunken argument over the spiciness of green chile on their enchiladas escalated into a physical fight and then a fatal shooting at an Albuquerque apartment complex, according to police and court documents. Ervin Joaquin Gutierrez, 22, was arrested on an open count of murder following…
Arthur aged seven found the tooth, PC: National Trust In August 2025, 7-year-old Arthur was exploring Lizard Point in Cornwall, the most southerly point of mainland Britain, when he discovered a collection of teeth in the ground. He showed them to Ken Wallace, a Wildlife Watchpoint volunteer who happened to be a retired dentist, and…
In 1995, actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood sold roughly 280 acres of his California coastal property to Monterey County for $3.08 million, helping ensure that a large stretch of scenic land would remain undeveloped. The property, associated with Eastwood’s long-held Malpaso holdings near Carmel Highlands, was divided into five parcels and was acquired by the…
