IN THE FACE OF EMUS TOOK FLIGHT: THE GREAT EMU WAR

In the Face of Emus Took Flight: The Great Emu War

Back in the late 1920s, Australia faced a peculiar problem. A large flock of emus, those flightless giants, decided that the farmland in Western Australia was {prime real estate|their new home. The farmers were furious, as these emus were devouring their crops with abandon. The government, in a move that would later be viewed as.both hilarious and

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Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying citizens in a sticky mire. Scores of people were killed, and many more were wounded. Bos

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