DURING EMUS TOOK FLIGHT: THE GREAT EMU WAR

Back in the late 1920s, Australia faced a curious problem. A large flock of emus, those flightless giants, decided that the farmland in Western Australia was {prime real estate|their new home. The farmers were furious, as these emus were munching on their crops with insatiable hunger. a shining example of bureaucracy gone wild, decided to call in t

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a here tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and burying residents in a gooey soup. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more suffered.