A skier who was buried for five hours has been rescued in what has been described as a ‘Christmas miracle’. The 26-year-old, who had gone skiing in Au… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333327/miracle-as-man-rescued-after-5hrs-in-avalanche…
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In Artistic ‘Christmas Miracle,’ Hidden Nativity Scene Appears Beneath Medieval Painting
Just in time for Christmas, a long-hidden Nativity scene has surfaced after laying concealed for centuries under another painting. Source: https://www.livescience.com/hidden-nativity-scene-painting-detected.html
‘Cats’ Director Rushes Visual Effects Update Into Theaters After Disastrous Opening
Though its poster promises “the most joyful event of the holiday season,” the new movie Cats scored just 18% with professional critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and the $100 million adaptaton of the Broadway musical has so far earned just $6.5 million at the box office. Its director apparently doesn’t want that to be the last word. “You’ve seen movies receive visual…
The sparkling history of tonic, from medical miracle to G&T essential
The story of how gin and tonic came together fizzes with adventure, discovery, imperial ambition, biopiracy and a generous splash of fake news Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432610-800-the-sparkling-history-of-tonic-from-medical-miracle-to-gt-essential/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Will China Export Its Surveillance Technology?
Business Insider ran a disturbing opinion column by their senior finance correspondent: The detention camps where the Chinese government has interned more than 1 million Muslim Uighurs serves a dual purpose. It not only oppresses what the Chinese government considers a troublesome minority on its western frontier but also serves as a lab for the development of surveillance technology by Chinese…
World Pinball-Playing Record Broken During Gamers’ Livestreaming-for-Charity Event
haaz (Slashdot reader #3,346) tells us that history has just been made as part of the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals annual online game-playing fundraiser, Extra Life: A man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin is trying to play pinball long enough to break the standing Guinness World Record for Longest Marathon Pinball Play of 30 hours 10 minutes. He’s using Extra Life’s gaming/DIY fundraising…
Nokia’s Collapse Turned a Sleepy Town in Finland Into an Internet Wonderland
An anonymous reader shares a report: In the early days of the mobile phone, Nokia was everywhere — ubiquitous, inescapable, supreme. It created the best-selling 1100, with a keypad like droplets of water; the gray-blue 3310; even the cutting-edge 8810, with a slip-sliding protective cover that felt like the future. Today, the firm is doing just fine, though its primary money-makers…
NASA Consultant ‘Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s’
“A consultant for NASA slammed the agency for deliberately ignoring the results of the experiment he handled that showed signs of alien life on Mars,” reports the International Business Times. “According to the consultant, NASA refuses to conduct new life-detection tests on the Red Planet.” Engineer Gilbert Levin served as a principal investigator on NASA’s Viking missions, which sent two identical…
Ancient Mosaic Found in ‘Burnt Church’ May Depict Miracle Described in the New Testament
A colorful fifth-century mosaic that depicts one of Jesus’ most famous miracles has been unearthed in Israel, perfectly preserved beneath the ashes from an ancient fire. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-mosaic-new-testament-miracle.html
Hidden Gems: Courses Recommended By You
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