On This Day
1984 – The world’s worst industrial disaster took place when 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from the Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. More than 500,000 people were exposed to the toxic gases, with the symptoms bearing all the hallmarks of cyanide poisoning. The first official death […]
Interesting People – Santa Claus – Christmas Fact
Don’t let your kids read this… The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten announced the death of Santa in their obituary section. (Seemingly, Santa died at the age of 227, on 3rd December in Nordkapp, Norways’s northernmost point. The funeral will be held at North Pole Chapel on 28th December. They have apologised for “an internal error”, but […]
Today
3rd December – The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)