The Exploding Whale of Florence: Oregon’s Most Explosive Blunder of 1970
— March 16, 2026On a chilly November morning in 1970, a 45-foot, eight-ton sperm whale washed ashore…
Does a woman wearing the color red appear more attractive to men? While this is something that’s been suspected for a while, researchers at the University of Rochester decided to find out. Men were shown pictures of women dressed in various colors and asked how much money they would be willing to spend on them if they took them on a date. It turns out the guys were more willing to crack their wallets more frequently for women who were wearing red. Now you know what color to wear on those first dates, ladies.
On a chilly November morning in 1970, a 45-foot, eight-ton sperm whale washed ashore…
In the rolling hills of Bath County, Kentucky, an ordinary spring day in 1876…
On the morning of June 30, 1908, at approximately 7:17 a.m. local time, a…
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