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How a 39-year-old California man survived over a month lost at sea with no water, limited food and a makeshift boat repairA California man survived over a month alone at sea after his sailboat suffered major damage. He improvised repairs using available materia...- Quote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt: 'The whole world is one...' Life lessons from inspiring quote on global empathy, peace, justice, shared responsibility, interconnectedness and human connectionQuote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt reminds people that humanity is connected beyond borders. His words encourage empathy, peace, jus...
- The landing boat that became a D-Day legend: In 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor, a patent was filed that helped defeat Nazi GermanyHiggins boat: Andrew Higgins patented a landing craft with a bow ramp on December 8, 1941. This invention, the Higgins Boat, enabled troops...
- In 1942, a German U-boat sank SS Benlomond, leaving Chinese sailor Poon Lim alone in the Atlantic on an eight-foot raft; after surviving 133 days on fish, birds, and rainwater, he was rescued near Brazil and said, “I hope no one will ever have to break that record”Poon Lim survived 133 days alone on a life raft after his ship sank. He rationed limited supplies and improvised to catch fish and birds fo...
- In 2014, an Australian mother walked out of a rainforest after 17 days; thoughts of her children kept her moving after the official search endedShannon Leah Fraser vanished for seventeen days in Australian rainforest. She survived on river water, small fish, and insects during this ...
- In 2012, snowmobilers found a car buried under about a meter of snow in Sweden; inside was a driver who had survived close to two months with little or no foodA Swedish man survived nearly two months trapped inside his snow-buried car. He was found alive in February 2012 after disappearing in Dece...
- Friday OTT releases of the week: The Devil Wears Prada 2 to Gatta Kusthi 2 to Balan The Boy, new movies and shows on Netflix, JioHotstar, Prime Video and ZEE5This week's OTT lineup covers almost every genre, from sports dramas and psychological thrillers to mythology, romance, superhero adventure...
- Shocking Discovery: 300 WWII bombs found at former Athens airport site during massive redevelopmentNearly 300 World War II bombs and hazardous materials were found during soil cleanup. Oily waste from decades of airport operations also re...
- In 2024, the Baltic Sea gave up a ship filled with royal gifts that never reached a Russian TsarA Baltic Sea shipwreck discovered in 2024 may have carried gifts for Czar Alexander II. The vessel sank around 1856 or 1857 after the Crime...
- At least 8,500 potentially polluting shipwrecks are rusting on the ocean floor with fuel still inside; leaks in Micronesia show the risk that one storm or earthquake could unleashSunken World War II warships are becoming a significant pollution threat globally. These vessels hold vast amounts of oil and are slowly co...
- 5 years before Apollo 11, a landlocked African nation tried to send teenagers to the Moon to beat the US and USSR, but the failed mission was probably never about the space race at allEdward Mukuka Nkoloso led Zambia's ambitious space program after independence. He trained teenage "Afronauts" using unconventional methods ...
- How Australia’s Brown Tree snakes reached Guam after World War II and left biologists baffled by the invasionBrown tree snakes, an invasive species on Guam, have baffled biologists for years. Their population is believed to have started with only a...
- House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 6 deaths explained: Does Criston Cole die? Full list of characters who meet their fateHouse of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 6 confirms Criston Cole's death during a brutal ambush. The legendary Sea Snake, Lord Corlys Velaryon,...
- In 1776, a rare declaration was created by America. Britain quietly preserved it. Nearly 250 years later, it was found by accidentFor Americans the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the discovery carries particular symbolic value. It reminds us that...
- Quote of the day by Winston Churchill: 'The price of greatness is...' - The iconic leader's enduring message that true greatness is defined by the burdens you are willing to carryQuote of the day by Winston Churchill: Winston Churchill led Britain through World War II with powerful speeches. His words offered hope an...
- Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II: ‘I believe that, young or old, we have as much to look forward to…’ – Why hope for the future matters at every stage of lifeQuote of the day: Queen Elizabeth II's long reign symbolized stability through decades of change. Her words encourage appreciating past ach...
- British mansion that secretly recorded Nazi generals during WWII reopens as museumTrent Park mansion reopened as a museum detailing its secret wartime role. British intelligence used hidden microphones to record captured ...
- The Odyssey vs Ramayana: 7 similarities netizens spotted between Christopher Nolan's latest film and the Indian epicChristopher Nolan's The Odyssey film highlights several similarities with the ancient Indian epic Ramayana. Both narratives feature heroes ...
- The Odyssey Real Story: How Greek King Odysseus won the Trojan war but nearly lost everything on his 10-year journey to homeThe Odyssey original story summary: Christopher Nolan's film "The Odyssey" brings Homer's ancient epic to the big screen. Odysseus, a Greek...
- America’s WWII veterans are almost gone: How many World War II soldiers are still alive today?Fewer than fifty thousand American World War II veterans remain alive today. These veterans are the last living links to a defining global ...
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