A Brief History On August 8, 2000, the remains of Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley were raised to the surface 136 years after this pioneering vessel was sunk, probably by itself during the US Civil War. The Hunley joins the roster of famous or infamous vessels that have been discovered on the sea floor and either raised or with major parts of the vessel recovered. Today we list 10 of the most famous or interesting such shipwrecks (though 5 of them are from one incident!). Digging Deeper 1. HL Hunley, Confederate Submarine, sunk 1864, recovered 2000. We have previously discussed the…
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A Brief History On August 4, 2019, we celebrate another Friendship Day, truly one of the worthwhile “Days” you might find on those ubiquitous event calendars that have a day for (seemingly) everything. So important is this “holiday,” it has its own organization (which you could see by clicking the link above). After family, friends are the next most important people in the world, and today we take a look at 10 examples of friends that are famous, infamous, or of historical importance. Who is your best friend? Your mom/dad? Your sister/brother? Someone you have known since childhood, or a…
A Brief History The use of fictional medicine and drugs has history in both fiction (usually fantasy or science fiction) and the real world. In fiction, drugs and medicine have served as analogues to real-world drugs, giving color and depth to the fictional world. They are often included by authors to create or to reduce the utopian/ideal nature of their fictional world1 and to introduce harsh realism and dystopia.2, 3 In the real world, fictional drugs have been used in scientific studies as markers to determine unreliability for survey participants who are asked to provide their history of drug usage.4, 5 Digging Deeper Fictional The following list of…
A Brief History Many forms of fiction feature characters attributed with superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities, often referred to as “superpowers” (also spelled “super powers” and “super-powers”) or “powers”. This tradition is especially rich in the fictional universes of various comic book stories. This is a list of many of those powers that have been known to be used. Some of these categories overlap. Digging Deeper Origins Examples of ways in which a character has gained the ability to generate an effect. Type Examples See also Inhuman nature Homo mermanus; Kryptonians;[1] Saiyans; Homo superior The character belongs to a class of wholly or partially non-human beings for whom superhuman capabilities are typical or natural. This includes, but…
A Brief History This article is a list of fictional extraterrestrials that appear in works of fiction and have traits similar to that of Terran mammals. Digging Deeper Literature Character Origin Notes Alloran-Semitur-Corrass Animorphs A fictional character in the Animorphs series by K. A. Applegate. He is the host body of Visser Three, who is a high-ranking Yeerk and the primary antagonist of the series. Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul Animorphs An Andalite war-prince, who gave five young humans (who would become the Animorphs) the ability to morph into any animal they touch in order to save Earth from the parasitic beings known as the Yeerks. Elfangor’s son is a human…