WEIRD FACTS
Semi-animated Netflix documentary short reveals the secret story of the Jewish soldiers who watched over prisoners of war on US soil. ‘Nobody knew about it, and the people who conducted the interviews never told anyone about it. They didn’t even tell their wives …
DHS Logo – Mark Makela/Getty Images – By Geneva Sands, CNN Updated 2021 Nov 10 – The Department of Homeland Security warned in a new terrorism bulletin Wednesday of a “diverse and challenging threat environment” ahead of the holidays, pointing to the spread of …
Kentucky driver called police after seeing ‘female passenger making hand gestures known to represent violence at home.’ By Samantha Lock Last modified on 2021 Nov 09 – A missing teenage girl was rescued in the US after using a hand gesture that signals …
People walk down a flooded sidewalk in Annapolis, Maryland, on 2021 Oct 29. AP Photo/Susan Walsh – By Jianjun Yin, Associate Professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona Updated 2021 Nov 06 – The U.S. East Coast has been experiencing hurricane-like flooding in recent days, …
A raft of evidence shows that caste discrimination has been imported from India to the United States. By Vidya Krishnan 2021 Nov 06 – About the author: Vidya Krishnan is a writer and journalist based in Goa, India. Her first book, Phantom Plague: How …
It involves a bug collector, a grumpy Englishman, and the world’s worst bus route. Graphic courtesy of ScienceAlert.Com– https://youtu.be/aWAXuhegaFk?list=TLGG_M0BIZ0RRnswNzExMjAyMQ – 2021 Nov Script Sources Delve Deeper Bonus Content Click to reveal bonus content (fun facts and additional insights) within script. Bonus Content Benjamin Franklin. Kaiser …
1st Place – Journeys & Adventures. This is My Jungle! A wild elephant attacks a jeep full of people. Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. Sergey Savvi View 20 Images – By Rich Haridy 2021 Oct 30 – From skydiving over the pyramids of Egypt …
An organic food market in Berlin. Schöning/ullstein bild via Getty Images – By Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University 2021 Nov 03 – President Joe Biden has called for an all-of-government response to climate change that looks …
In a still from a MyHeritage.com video, Abraham Lincoln chats about how he colored and sharpened old family photos to bring them to life. MyHeritage – By Nir Eisikovits, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, University of Massachusetts Boston 2021 …
Three upright walkers, including Lucy (center) and two specimens of Australopithecus sediba, a human ancestor from South Africa dating back nearly 2 million years. Image compiled by Peter Schmid and courtesy of Lee R. Berger/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA – By Jan Simek, Professor of …
