March 24, 2024
The 37-story concave-shaped building at 20 Fenchurch Street in London was nicknamed “Fryscraper” after sunlight reflected from its curved surface partially melted a nearby car. Millions of dollars were spent to add a sunshade to stop the inadvertent death ray.
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Is Spontaneous Human Combustion Real?
Late at night on Christmas Eve 1885, in the small farming town of Seneca, Illinois, a woman named Matilda Rooney burst into flames. She was alone in her kitchen when it happened. The fire quickly incinerated her entire body except her feet. The incident also claimed the life of her husband,
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