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Jenny Haniver – The Original Mermaid

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Zurich, Switzerland. Around 1550 is where the story of Jenny Haniver begins. Starting a story about mermaids in a landlocked country might seem counterintuitive but give me a moment. It’ll all make sense soon. Conrad Gessner, a Swiss naturalist is shopping when he stumbles across what looks like a dead mermaid hanging in a curiosity […]

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The Chickcharney Will Eat Your Children

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Some stories are old. They can persist in one form or another for thousands of years. These warnings from the past predate writing. The Chickcharney is one of them. Let me tell you a little about it. Chickcharney The Chickcharney is a creature that was said to have lived on the Andros Island in the […]

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Mokele-Mbembe – The Last Surviving Dinosaur

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In the deepest parts of the Congo lives a creature. A large reptilian the size of an elephant with a long neck and tail. Living in the rivers and lakes it dines exclusively on plants. Only attacking people because of its territorial nature. A description that sounds suspiciously like a sauropod. The area it lives […]

Animal Kingdom History War World War 2

HMS Trident – The Oddest Crew Member

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HMS Trident had a short but fruitful life. This T class submarine was commissioned in 1939 and broken up in 1946. HMS Trident spent most of her life in and around the North Sea. Between 1941 and 1943 Trident managed to sink 6 German supply ships, a German tanker and submarine chaser UJ 1213. She […]

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Mad Cow Disease could kill you decades later

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Most people who begin to show symptoms of Mad Cow Disease (variant CJD) will die within 4 months to 2 years. v-CJD Initial Symptoms At first you start to feel depressed and withdraw from your family and friends. Feelings of despair, anxiety and irritability set in. You have trouble sleeping. Then the physical effects begin […]

Animal Kingdom History

World’s Largest Ape – Gigantopithecus Blacki

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Standing 3 meters (10 feet) tall and weighing in at an astonishing 1300lbs (600 kilos) we have Gigantopithecus blacki. The world’s largest ape. To give some perspective, a silverback Gorilla weighs around 150 kilos and stands about 1.6 meters tall. Only trouble is, it went extinct at least 100,000 years ago. I know, I’m disappointed […]

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It took 300 years to name the Giant Tortoise

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Why? Brace yourself, (you’re not going to like it) it was because they were so delicious. But there is obviously a little more to the story than that. Let me explain. Galapagos Giant Tortoise’s were a boon for sailors. According to dozens of accounts from the 16th century onwards, sailors would wax lyrical about how […]

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Jenny Haniver – The Original Mermaid

The Chickcharney Will Eat Your Children

Mokele-Mbembe – The Last Surviving Dinosaur

HMS Trident – The Oddest Crew Member

Mad Cow Disease could kill you decades later

World’s Largest Ape – Gigantopithecus Blacki

It took 300 years to name the Giant Tortoise