Project Habakkuk was an ill-fated projected designed to harness natural resources into weapons of war. It did not go well. In 1942, British ships were facing major threats from German U-Boats. Supplies were scarce, and German submarines were taking down British supply ships, preventing them from reaching their final destinations. British planes provided effective cover for the supply ships, but were limited in how far they could travel over open ocean without needing to land and refuel. Read More...
South Korean observers say that the North Korean village of Kijong-dong is nothing more than a fake town built to spread propaganda. The buildings are believed to be empty shells with painted-on windows. Kijong-dong looks like a typical village from afar, with a water tower, power lines, clean streets, and lights in the windows of its plentiful buildings. But a closer look at “Peace Village” reveals that it doesn’t have a single resident — and it never has. Read More...
Madonna herself is a fan of urine therapy, claiming that peeing on her feet in the shower helps cure her athlete's foot.In the Book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament of the Bible, there is a passage which reads: “Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.” Most biblical scholars understand this to mean that you should be happy with what you have, literally that the waters of your own well are enough to sustain you. Read More...
