IN THE FACE OF EMUS TOOK FLIGHT: THE GREAT EMU WAR

Back in 1932, Australia faced a peculiar problem. A large flock of emus, those feathered behemoths, decided that the farmland in Western Australia was {prime real estate|a tasty buffet. The farmers were outraged, as these emus were razing their crops with insatiable hunger. The government, in a move that would later be viewed as.both hilarious and

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and entombing people in a treacly mass. Scores of people were killed, and many more sustained injurie