Author: Charles Hilu
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Florida man finds woman skinny-dipping in his pool
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Florida man who returned home from a doctor’s appointment got a surprise, and an eyeful, when he discovered a woman skinny-dipping in his pool. Clothes strewn on his veranda led the unidentified man to…
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3D-printed bridge opens in Amsterdam
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The world’s first-ever steel 3D-printed bridge opened Thursday in Amsterdam. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands pushed a button on a robotic arm that cut a ribbon on the bridge, declaring the 40-foot, 6-ton bridge open…
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Florida man tries to throw alligator onto roof to teach it a ‘lesson’: Police
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Florida man is in custody for allegedly trying to throw a live alligator onto the roof of a building. William Hodge, 32, was arrested around 3 a.m. Thursday and charged with possessing and injuring an alligator, burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, criminal mischief, and…
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World’s tallest sandcastle sculpted at 69 feet
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A sandcastle in Denmark reached new heights, becoming the tallest in history at 69 feet. An international team of 30 artists led by Dutch sculptor Wilfred Stijger used almost 5,000 tons of sand mixed with…
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Space Perspective to take visitors through the atmosphere in balloons
Do you have $125,000 to blow and want to drink in space? Extraterrestrial launch company Space Perspective will send passengers up through the atmosphere as part of its Neptune One program beginning in late 2024. Willing participants will float up in balloons — complete with a bar and a bathroom. “Space Explorers and travel adventurers…
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New Air Force weapon can take out hundreds of drones instantly — and silently
The U.S. Air Force unveiled a weapon this month designed to take out hundreds of drones at once with barely a sound. The Tactical High Power Operational Responder (THOR) uses a beam of energy to scramble the electronics inside hundreds of drones at once. “This unique system allows base defense forces to stop [unmanned aerial…
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NASA sends Hawaiian squid into space
Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii were launched into space this month. NASA sent 128 Hawaiian bobtail squid up to the International Space Station as part of a SpaceX resupply mission on June 3 for scientists to study how they interact in low-gravity situations with their natural bacteria. “We have found that the symbiosis of…
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Black WWII veteran awarded Purple Heart after 77 years
A black World War II veteran who was wounded on D-Day received a long-overdue Purple Heart in New York earlier this month. Ninety-nine-year-old former New York Police Sgt. Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher was wounded in 1944 while transporting supplies to amphibious forces in Normandy when a German missile turned his vehicle over. Racism and segregation in…
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Croatian town selling houses for 16 cents
A rural northern Croatian town is selling abandoned houses for 16 cents. The city of Legrad, situated next to Croatia’s border with Hungary, sold 17 of its 19 most abandoned and derelict homes at the discount price as of June 11. “After some media reports about our action, we got enquiries about houses from very…
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Aquarium guest gets in with ticket from 1983
A Harvard University student gained entry to the New England Aquarium in Boston on June 10 with a ticket that was older than she is. Rachel Carle, 26, was given the “Late Gate Ticket” by her great aunt Catherine Cappiello, 85, who purchased it in 1983. “You have arrived too late to fully enjoy our…