From 1943 to 1946, the whereabouts of Saturn the alligator were unknown. Many believe that during this time, the alligator belonged to Adolf Hitler's personal collection. Moscow ZooSaturn loved being massaged with this brush, and was quite choosy about his food.
An alligator purportedly once part of Adolf Hitler‘s personal collection has died at age 84 in the Moscow Zoo. According to ABC News, the reptile named Saturn not only survived the 1943 bombing of Berlin, but far outlived the average lifespan of its species — which ranges between 30 and 50 years. Read More...
Researchers believe that 3,000-year-old bronze irons used by ancient Egyptians were too small for cattle or horses, and may have been used for enslaved people instead.The British MuseumA bronze branding iron from ancient Egypt.
Historians have long known that ancient Egyptians branded their cattle. But a new study suggests that they may have also used branding irons to mark enslaved people.
The study, published in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, examined ancient texts as well as 10 branding irons made of bronze. Read More...
On January 11, 2007, 38-year-old Andrew McAuley set out to become the first solo kayaker to travel across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand. But he wouldn’t make it.Vicki McAuleyLong-distance sea kayaker and mountaineer Andrew McAuley.
Andrew McAuley was an Australian mountaineer and sea kayaker who made a name for himself as a daring adventurist. In 2007, McAuley planned his greatest adventure yet: kayaking across the dangerous Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. Read More...
