Search This Blog

Sunday 19 June 2016

world war 1 very decorated soldier

sergeant george frank was decorated 3 times in 6 weeks  before being killed in 1917.among his heroics were picking up a burning enemy grenade and flinging it away to safety ,this came to light after his medals were reunited by a collector .

haunted house

while filming a victorian supernatural thriller -the living and the dead -bbc- stars and production crew were spooked .there herd creepy noises and objects suddenly moved .during filming odd sounds were picked up ,shooting of a ouija scene papers fell from a desk nearby. in a separate take a men was viewed in shot in another room but nobody was there. a phone consistently was erad during night filming .the filming took place at a 16 th century horton court which is said too be haunted by a ghost known as the old lady.

made in rome

branding was a big fascination with the romans as featured in a 2,000 year old artefacts.this civilisation stamped tableware ,plumping pipes,ammlunition .lead projectiles for slingshot s carried the maker's name and insults against enemies.this is part of the trajvan market ,rome also dog tags worn by slave.

koko the gorilla who talks to people.

a documentary that explores the only taking gorilla in the world .koko and her relationship with animal psychologist penny patterson ,project koko started life as a phd project to teach a baby gorilla sign language but a intense bond was formed between pupil and teacher .now together now for 40 years ,in this programme you can watch 2,000 hours of footage charting koko s best moments which includes the battle to prevent the gorilla being taken back too the zoo  in which she was born.

marks and sparks save a life.

a 65 year old man was saved from electricity from a lighting bolt pass through his body by size 10 ,15 pound rubber soled moccasins brought at a m and s store.

sad songs make you happy.

research shows that listening to sad songs can actually lift the spirits .2,436 people in england and finland were in the study and majority found the music enjoyable.but  others did find painful as reminded them of a loss of a loved one.

diamondbacks to invade britain.

Plutella xylostella2.jpga swarm about 2 miles wide was spotted near leominster,herefordshire by a motorists .farmers fear that the diamondback will wipe out cauliflower and cabbage crops.diamondbacks are believed to have originated in europe but were spotted in america in 1854 .it has a wingspan of 15 mm ,body length of  6 mm and was first insect to prove resistant to pesticide bt toxin.