Beer, Brandy, Rum Flow From Kitchen Taps In Southern India
Beer, brandy, and rum flow from water taps in Southern India. 6,000 litres of confiscated alcohol had been buried nearby, and seeped into the residents’ well. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-51372583 (Photo courtesy of Times of India)
Black Fungi Found Inside Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Eats Radiation
A type of black fungi that eats radiation was discovered inside the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. https://www.foxnews.com/science/chernobyl-fungi-eats-radiation (Photo courtesy of Fox News)
Tim, Tusker Elephant, Has Died At Age 50 In Kenya
One of Africa’s last remaining giant “tusker” elephants, aged 50, has died in Kenya, the country’s wildlife service (KWS) has said. https://apple.news/AE_yTpBlfQ-6ai4oB4nl0qg (Photo courtesy of Earth Touch News)
Snake Attacks Australian TV Reporter’s Microphone
An Australian TV reporter, doing a segment on snake safety, with a snake on her shoulder, had a challenge as the snake attacked and struck the microphone in her hand three times. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/02/06/Snake-strikes-TV-reporters-microphone-in-Australia/1341581014444/ (Photo courtesy of UPI)
Charleston, South Carolina Construction Crew Finds Unexploded Civil War Artillery Shell
A South Carolina construction crew has found an unexploded Civil War artillery shell. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/02/06/South-Carolina-construction-crew-finds-Civil-War-artillery-shell/9871581011390/ (Photo courtesy of WCIV)
Scientists Announce Lazy Salamander Has Stayed In Same Spot For 7 Years
Scientists have announced ghost-like salamander in Eastern Europe has stayed in the same spot for seven years. https://www.newsweek.com/bizarre-ghostlike-salamander-olm-same-spot-seven-years-1486019 (Photo courtesy of Daily Mail)
US Navy In Real Life ‘Hunt For Red October’ As Russian Submarine Has Hidden Off East Coast
Real life ‘Hunt For Red October’ as the U.S. Navy has spent weeks trawling the North Atlantic in the hunt for a deadly Russian submarine that was known to have deployed into the waters off the East Coast of the United States. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7972447/U-S-submarines-scrambled-deadly-new-Russian-sub-East-Coast-major-operation.html (Photo courtesy of DailyMail)