Among the cruelest tactics of war is the use of chemicals to kill or incapacitate soldiers. Mustard gas, or sulfur mustard, is just one of these debilitating agents that is relatively easy to produce, and its blistering effects are incredibly painful. It was developed as early as 1822, but it wasn’t first used until World […]
Disaster struck in Brazil last Thursday when two mining dams collapsed, unleashing gallons of mud into the small town of Bento Rodrigues. Several townspeople are dead and even more are missing, but as rescuers quickly learned, humans weren’t the only ones devastated by the disaster. While looking for survivors, firefighters came across a dog that […]
At an EMILY’s List gala, Hillary Clinton sticks to campaign themes: women, the family, wages. Meanwhile, questions continue about her State Department tenure. View this image › Kris Connor / Getty Images WASHINGTON — About a dozen introductory speakers at a Democratic gala here on Tuesday heaped praised on the honoree of the evening: Hillary […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); We’ve seen some talented, music-loving animals here on ViralNova before. Remember these Bach-obsessed elephants? How about this group of melodic cows? And this four-legged critter is into music, too. When one woman decided to play her violin for her barnyard companion, I highly doubt she expected that he’d accompany her! The […]
Do you ever catch yourself sounding like your dad when he used to say things like, “It’s raining cats and dogs!” or “He’s mad as a hatter!”? Don’t worry, these phrases have lasted for hundreds of years because they are so weirdly true to life…no matter the generation. But when…and more importantly, why did they […]
Most people will never have a reason to consult the Associated Press Stylebook, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be influenced by it: plenty of reporters follow its guidance, and that filter through to what appears in print and online every day. Though the AP often says it’s just following the direction the language is […]
http://twitter.com/#!/chelsea_elisa/status/526489548520710145 The latest news on Kaci Hickox, the nurse currently quarantined in New Jersey under new guidelines for those traveling to the United States after treating Ebola victims in Africa, will file a lawsuit challenging the legality of her confinement: Nurse under Ebola quarantine in NJ will sue over her confinement http://t.co/Rk2VSHlD4X — Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) […]
Since the ancient days of Thor and the invention of Swedish meatballs, kulning — a traditional Swedish herding call — has been a staple of the country’s culture. Used to call livestock down from the mountains, it is usually performed by women, since they traditionally tend to these animals. With her unique voice and her […]
At last night’s debate, Chris Christie claimed that he’d be able to get Jordan’s King Hussein to send ground troops to battle ISIS in Syria and Iraq ifhe were somehowelected president. The only problem with Christie’s boast, however, is that King Hussein died in 1999: Whoops. Christie is getting his fair share of mockery over […]
Monday’s dump of State Department emails again has reporters digging through a pile of highly redacted documents and occasionally finding a gold nugget, such as an easily confused Hillary Clinton’s apparent need for help with every little task, such as finding the right channel for “Homeland.” Shocking no one, the Washington Examiner’s Sarah Westwood writes […]