A Brief History On February 24, 1942, less than 3 months after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the city of Los Angeles seemed to be under attack from a mysterious flying object. Digging Deeper Later claimed by the government to have been a false alarm, something had to have caused numerous air raid alerts to go off and give anti-aircraft gunners something to shoot at. Shoot they did, and a furious firefight ensued with .50 caliber machine guns and 3-inch artillery shells, about 1,400 rounds of which exploded over the city, showering it with metal fragments. General Marshall later speculated that unknown persons…
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This Just In! In February 2015, news broke that singer-songwriter and comedian Rolf Harris would be stripped of his Order of Australia honors amidst revelations that he is still under investigation for alleged sexual offenses. He has also had his two honorary doctorates rescinded, and he has been removed from the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame. These are just some of multiple honors he has been stripped of in the past year. Digging Deeper Just a week ago, we ranked Harris third on our list of “10 More Fantastic Novelty Songs” for his memorable “Tie Me Kangaroo Down…
This Just In! Yesterday, we reminded our readers about mixed-martial artist Bigfoot Silva’s heavyweight main event versus former Ultimate Fighting heavyweight champion Frank Mir. Well, the results are in, and Mir has emerged triumphant! Digging Deeper On one hand, Mir’s victory essentially saved his career. Mir went into the bout on a four-fight losing streak, the longest in his career. On the other hand, the fight was a crushing disaster for Silva. Not only did Silva lose in his home country of Brazil, he succumbed to Mir’s punches in only one minute and forty seconds into the first round! Silva…
A Brief History On February 23, 1896, dentists all over the world must have felt the Earth shake, for on that day the Tootsie Roll was introduced. A delicious, chocolate-flavored candy roll similar to but not quite like caramel or taffy, these obviously popular treats have been around for well over 100 years now. Here the author lists 10 of the greatest candies of all time according to his own observations. Feel free to nominate any other treats you think should be on this list. How could the author not list pecan turtles? What was he thinking? (Stay tuned for…
A Brief History Yes, you read right, Bigfoot is indeed going to battle tonight…Bigfoot Silva that is! If you were looking for information on the Sasquatch of the same nickname, you may want to read our article on Bigfoot Patty. Digging Deeper Anyway, as for the somewhat more human fighter, a former Cage Rage and EliteXC heavyweight champion, the massive Silva (6 foot 4 inches tall and weighing 264 pounds) faces the almost equally massive former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight champion Frank Mir (6 foot 3 inches tall and weighing 261 pounds) at UFC Fight Night 61 in Brazil…