General Earth to obtain another moon

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Earth is set to temporarily obtain another moon on September 29th. The asteroid known as a ‘mini-moon’ is expected to make a single orbit journey around Earth, ending on November 25th.

Gazette: Earth to take on ‘mini moon’ through November

Although you won’t be able to see a man on it or cheese in it — or see it at all with your naked eye, in fact — Earth is getting a “mini” moon this month, and a University of Iowa astronomer said the school bus-sized asteroid orbiting the planet actually is much closer than the moon you can see.

physics.uiowa.edu

 

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Comparing dinosaurs to other animals

 

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Extremely rare 'space butterfly' captured by ESO telescope

 

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The first photograph of Earth from space. It was taken by a camera onboard a modified German V-2 rocket launched by the United States on October 24th, 1946.

 

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The man in the striped shirt is a Kenyan cult leader named Paul Mackenzie. He is currently on trial for allegedly ordering hundreds of his followers to starve themselves to death so they could meet Jesus. Over 400 bodies of his followers have been found so far, and over 600 are still missing.

The church was named Good News. Hundreds of members died in a cult massacre that haunts survivors

More than 430 bodies have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest in Kenya.

apnews.com

 

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The Cactus-117, an oil derrick in Piedmont, Oklahoma weighing 1.9 million pounds with 200 thousand pounds of down force was picked up, lofted, and completely mangled by a very intense EF5 tornado

 

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The flag of the United States of America, formed by 10,000 Navy Sailors on Ross Hill, Illinois, November 1917


View: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/living-photograph-of-an-american-flag-comprised-of-10-000-news-photo/537165531

 

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The last known French duel over honour held in 1967 between Gaston Defferre and Rene Ribière.

Gaston, living up to his name's stereotype, had insulted Rene by yelling 'Shut up, stupid' at him in the French parliament. Rene demanded an apology, which was refused, so he challenged Gaston to a duel.

Gaston wounded Rene twice, and won the duel.

 

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On the outside, Hogeweyk looks like a normal dutch village. Its actually a gated community for dementia patients, with individual houses and infrastructure, like grocery shops etc. The nurses are either "neighbours" or "workers" at the various facilities

 

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The tomb of Marie Curie, located in the Pantheon in Paris, is encased with three centimeters of lead to shield visitors from radiation, as her remains continue to emit radioactive particles.

 

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Coca-Cola flavours in Japan

 

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Arp 273 - Two galaxies colliding to make a galactic rose

 

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Skeleton of a person with severe scoliosis, Hunterian Museum London

 

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Toad-headed agama's cheeks. They find use in scaring predators and rivals away. Besides it, these lizards can also hiss loudly and rise their tails mimicking scorpion preparing to sting.

 

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Taj Mahal Hotels, one of the most prestigious hotel chains in India owned by Ratan Tata, has strict instructions for the staff to allow stray dogs to enter the premises and to also treat them with care.

 

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Great Eared Nightjar

 

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The reason hurricanes and cyclones have human names is that the original meteorologist to name them, Clement Wragge, began naming them after politicians he didn't like. This let him say they were 'causing great distress' or 'wandering aimlessly'.

Tropical Storms Were Once Named After Wives, Girlfriends, and Disliked Politicians

 

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The World Trade Center under construction, 1970

 

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In 2018, the Parkland school shooting incident happened. A 15 year old named Anthony Borges successfully stopped the shooter from entering his classroom by using his body to keep the door shut. He got shot 5 times, saved 20 classmates inside the room, and went on to make a full recovery.

 

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A rare image of the Sphinx taken from a hot air balloon in the 19th century. This is before excavation and restoration.

 

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Birth rates around the world as of 2024

 

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The first web page ever is still up!

The World Wide Web project

 

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In the summer of 1518, a woman emerged from her house in the French town of Strasbourg and started dancing. Within a week, hundreds had joined her. They danced day and night, seemingly oblivious to the fact they were dancing the skin off their feet. Many danced until they collapsed. Some even died.

Dancing plague of 1518 - Wikipedia

 

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Tourist crowd inside the crown of the Statue of Liberty, 1980s

 

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Marshal Nicolas Oudinot died in Paris at the age of 80. He was famous for surviving 34 battlefield wounds including around 10 gunshots.Another officer who saw him in the baths referred to as human colander.