Mars has a monster canyon system called Valles Marineris that runs about 4,000 km long, can spread…
Up north in winter—like in Canada, UK, or Sweden—the sun’s rays are too weak to help your skin make…
Catastrophe – The Biggest Disaster in Human Space Flight History
1,500 kilometres southeast of Moscow, sprawling over the rugged steppes of Kazakhstan, lies Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world’s first gateway to space. It is from this hallowed ground that Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, and Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, blasted off on their historic missions – and a long time primary gateway… Read More »
Canada’s Biological Warfare Program
Grosse Île lies 50km east of Quebec City, one of 21 islands in the middle of the St. Lawrence River. Though its name means “Big Island” in French, Grosse Île is barely two kilometres square, home to a small collection of buildings from its days as a quarantine station for Irish immigrants arriving in… Read More »
unbfacts: In Tennessee, a dog named Hank spent two days walking…
unbfacts: It costs $21,000 dollars to get an oil change and…
Who Were the Ascetics?
Did Alberto Santos-Dumont Really Invent the Airplane?
If you were to ask the average American “who invented the aeroplane?” the answer you would most likely get is the Wright Brothers. Indeed, the two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio, are generally acknowledged to have carried out the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight in history, piloting their aircraft the Flyer a distance of 36.5… Read More »
The Insane Explosive Motorboats of WWII
In the early morning hours of March 26, 1941, Royal Navy sailors on watch at Souda Bay, on the northern coast of Crete, were alarmed by an unusual sound: the high-pitched whine of high-powered engines, growing ever louder. As the sailors strained their eyes into the pre-dawn gloom, a swarm of tiny, fast-moving craft suddenly… Read More »