Elephants recognize mirror image of themselves

28 February, 2021

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Wednesday, November 1, 2006 If you put an elephant in front of a mirror, it will be able to recognize itself, according to a study performed by scientists on three female elephants at the Bronx Zoo located in New York City, New York. During a test on the elephants named Happy, Maxine and Patty, a […]

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Iraqi activist forced to change t-shirt with Arabic peace slogan

28 February, 2021

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi peace activist who lives in the United States, was forced to change his T-Shirt, which bore an Arabic slogan, because it was found “offensive”. The incident took place in JFK airport in New York. The activist Jarrar reported in his blog RaedInTheMiddle that he had checked-in his […]

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Chili Finger Incident

28 February, 2021

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 Correction — October 10, 2019 The day of the alleged incident, March 22, 2005, was a Tuesday, not a Thursday.  Friday, May 6, 2005 On Thursday the 22nd of March, 2005, Anna Ayala, a woman from Las Vegas, claimed to have found a human finger in her bowl of chili at a Wendy’s restaurant located at […]

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Stay Hydrated And Healthy With Alkaline Water

28 February, 2021

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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Hydraulic Pressure Pump Sydney byadmin Keeping our bodies hydrated is one of the most natural ways to maintain optimal health. With a well hydrated system, we will find ourselves functioning better both mentally and physically. The key however, is to not only hydrate but to get the most […]

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Couple takes lawyer hostage and said to have explosives

28 February, 2021

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 A male and a female took 3 people hostage at a law firm in Statesboro, Georgia. Police blocked off a part of this rural town on Monday. Two suspects , a man and a woman, took a lawyer hostage and claimed that they had explosives. The suspects, Robert Eugene Brower, 43, […]

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How the Army Corps of Engineers closed one New Orleans breach

28 February, 2021

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Friday, September 9, 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana —After Category 4 storm Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, on the night before August 29, 2005, several flood control constructions failed. Much of the city flooded through the openings. One of these was the flood wall forming one side of the 17th Street Canal, near Lake Pontchartrain. […]

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Wallpaper Trends For The Stylish And Chic

28 February, 2021

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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Kitchens Drummoyne Sydney By Michiel Van Kets Trends in home designs come and go, and wallpaper is no different. Wallpaper has ridden the waves of popularity over the years and recently there has been a rising interest with an offering of new, rich designs and interesting textures. Whether […]

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The White Stripes to tour ‘Great White North’

27 February, 2021

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Saturday, April 28, 2007 Grammy Award-winning rock band The White Stripes announced on Wednesday the Canadian leg of a tour in support of their soon-to-be-released album, Icky Thump. The tour, which would be the first cross-Canada excursion for The White Stripes, will see the band play dates in all provinces and territories. The latest tour […]

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Wikinews Shorts: June 13, 2007

27 February, 2021

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A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos has been acquitted, due to lack of evidence, of tax evasion charges that date back to the 1980s. The complaint said Marcos failed to pay 33.734 million Philippine pesos for earning 192.08 million pesos in 1985 and 5.736 million […]

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