Month: February 2022 (Page 2)
Before the 20th century, many countries used gunpowder to make fireworks and launch missiles in battle. The Chinese had been doing this since at least the 13th century, and
A Roman Catholic diocese in Sicily publicly apologized to outraged parents after its bishop told a group of children that Santa Claus doesn’t exist.
In a Faceb…
UK: Taxi explosion in Liverpool was bomb
British authorities raised the country’s threat level to its se…
[NOTE: This article was published in December 2021]
2021 saw the world head into the seco…
In northern Denmark, an Ikea showroom turned into a vast bedroom. Six customers and about two dozen employees were stranded by a snowstorm and spent the night in the store, sleepi…
Continued from Part 1…
The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates the total mass of all space objects in Earth orbit is more than 9,600 tons. In a few …
Russia’s test Nov. 15 to blow up one of its own satellites in space has drawn criticism for endangering the crew of the International Space Stati…
Interpol made the news in late November when it elected a new president, Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi. The global police agency is a common plot device in cop shows and …
[NOTE: The second article was published in December 2021. The announcement of winners for the Grammys will now…
A Myanmar court sentenced the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four years in prison Dec. 6 after finding her guilty of incitement and violating coron…
