In July 2008 it will be 100 years since the Tunguska meteorite fall in Russia. The local authorities have decided to take the advantage of the human interest to all mystical and unknown and turn the place of the meteorite fall into a popular travel centre. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

The Tunguska event was an aerial explosion that occurred at 60° 55′ North, 101° 57′ East, near the Podkamennaya (Stony) Tunguska River in what is now Evenkia, Siberia, at 7:17 AM on June 30, 1908. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Interesting clip of the Tunguska explosion with some video footage of when they went in to investigate.

Funny little faux pas by one of the speakers. picked by jhordie 5 months ago

18 year old Fernando Gonzalez was found on a waist high vat of sulphuric acid in the PCB factory where he works picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A biochemist was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for killing her estranged husband by knocking him out and stuffing him into a vat of acid, possibly while he was still alive.

I'm sure it's an update, but I can't find the original post if it is. picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

The explosion that caused such incredible forest devastation at Tunguska a century ago in Siberia may have been caused by an asteroid only a fraction as large as previously published estimates, new supercomputer simulations suggest. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

"It broke a record that day, the most rain to fall in Central Park for that day, I think it was 5.5 inches, and it felt like I absorbed most of it." picked by maxriter 10 months ago

So you decide to catch rain water and use it for watering your plants or washing your car. No big deal

Well apparently it is a big deal without a 'valid water right' as some people have found out. picked by DoggyLives 3 months ago

Italian researchers say violent rain storms can trigger asthma attacks in people who are only mildly allergic. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids. picked by karenben 5 months ago

She then appears on an interview wearing a shirt that says "I didn't do it" and rubs the acid powder all over herself. picked by escaflowne 2 years ago

Kim Peek (inspiration for movie Rain Man) met up with another autistic savant - Daniel Tammet (recited Pi to world record 22,514 places). These gentle men have overcome so much and now willingly share their special mental gifts with the world. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Thursday's meeting of the state Drought Advisory Committee has been canceled due to spring rain and snow. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A man has been found guilty of murdering a Sydney accountant by pouring acid over his face at gun point. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

The blast was 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and generated a shock wave that knocked people to the ground 60km (37 miles) from the epicenter. picked by kakana 5 months ago

This is your face. This is your face on LSD. (article with video) picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

James Fagone was convicted of murder after pouring gallons of hydrochloric acid over his boss' husband's body, after knocking him out with chloroform and a stun gun. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

A source of endless speculation is the wide area of flattened trees, spread outward in a circle, the result of an apparent explosion that occurred just after the turn of the century in Siberia. No witnesses, radioactivity, or meteor remains seem to exist as pieces toward solving this puzzle. Nuclear power was not yet in mankind's hands. What occurred? picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

My Question is who is rain? and Why is Sanjaya #3? picked by sholom22 2 years ago

It's not often that a bomb squad is asked to help clean up a pharmacy. But experts say a 2-ounce sample of picric acid in the basement of Sharrow Drug Store packed the punch of nearly half a stick of dynamite. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago