The inexplicable disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 A Routine Flight A little after midnight on 8 March 2014, Boeing 777, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, took off. It was on a routine scheduled flight from Kuala Lumpur, destined for the Chinese capital, Beijing. There were 227 passengers on board, mostly Chinese, and 12 Malaysian Aircrew….
The unbelievable story of D.B. Cooper The unbelievable of D.B. Copper remains “one of the great unsolved mysteries in FBI history” the agency itself has professed. Though it’s some 48 years since the incident – the mystery endures! On November 24, 1971 passenger Dan Cooper boarded a Boeing 727 Northwest Airlines Flight 305, on a…
The uncanny disappearance of Amelia Earhart It’s now more than 80 years since world-famous aviator Amelia Earhart went missing. However, her intriguing story remains as much a mystery today as it was then. Her disappearance somewhere in the Pacific region in 1937, still sparks much intrigue,…
A brief history of the birthday celebration It would seem almost unthinkable to have a birthday celebration without cards, a cake and candles, presents, and the time-honoured “happy birthday” song. While it may seem that the traditions that make up the observation of a birthday have been around forever, they obviously all started somewhere. The…
Why do we have a ‘best man’ at weddings? Even in today’s gender-equal society, it’s still usually the future bride who makes most of the wedding arrangements for the forthcoming big day. However, one of the major decisions still usually made by the would-be groom is the selection of the best man. The usual choice…
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