A group of underwater photographers, divers, and researchers recently discovered a strange castle at the bottom of a large lake. They uncovered a 3,000-year-old stronghold concealed beneath the sea in Turkey's eastern Van Province while diving in Lake Van. Tahsin Ceylan of Van Yüzüncü Yl University, the project's leader, was first scouring the lake for another legend - the … [Read more...] about A Mysterious 3,000-Year-Old Castle Has Been Discovered Hidden in a Turkish Lake
An Artist Placed Goldfish in Blenders and Asked Visitors to Turn Them on – They Did
Throughout history, there have been cases of people doing heinous acts for no other reason than the fact that they can. The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated that given a little power, a person would easily begin to mistreat peers of their own free will; a public art piece by Marina Abramovich demonstrated that simply handing a gun and instructing random bystanders to "do … [Read more...] about An Artist Placed Goldfish in Blenders and Asked Visitors to Turn Them on – They Did
Was 1976 Really That Much Hotter Than 2022, or Is That Just Climate Denialism?
People have taken to social media to decry the current circumstances, but the world really is on fire. The weather is really hot, in case you hadn't noticed. In addition to being extremely hot, the current heatwave sweeping over Europe is shattering past records and replicating forecasts of the disastrous repercussions of climate change, except that it is occurring 30 years … [Read more...] about Was 1976 Really That Much Hotter Than 2022, or Is That Just Climate Denialism?
Vile Falcons Hold Birds Captive Before Eating Them
Other birds have been seen being "imprisoned" by falcons in Morocco's Essaouira archipelago for several days before being fed to the young. Abdeljebbar Qninba from Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, noticed the peculiar behavior in 2014 while performing a falcon census on the island of Mogador, and he published it in the most recent issue of the journal Alauda. … [Read more...] about Vile Falcons Hold Birds Captive Before Eating Them
The Finnish Soldier Who Stole His Entire Troop’s Methamphetamine Supply While Skiing Away From The Russians
On March 18, 1944, a Finnish ski patrol troop was ambushed behind Russian lines. They managed to flee during the ensuing battle, but the Russian forces pursued them, resulting in a classic ski pursuit. The odds were stacked against the fleeing Finn, who was still deep in enemy territory. Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish soldier, was fatigued when he realized he had the entire … [Read more...] about The Finnish Soldier Who Stole His Entire Troop’s Methamphetamine Supply While Skiing Away From The Russians