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For A Meager Toll

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Caryn

While trying to avoid the meager cost of a toll on the nearby turnpike, on July 11, 1978, a road tanker owned by Cisternas Reunidas was traveling on a small, winding road 120 miles south of Barcelona. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Traffic Light Explosion

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Caryn

There are things we take for granted these days, without ever thinking about how they came to be or the trial and error that might have been involved. On such item, and one we sometimes wish hadn’t ever been invented, … Continue reading →

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Pripyat

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Caryn

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. It sent seriously dangerous levels of radiation billowing into the sky. The city of Pripyat was nearby. It housed the families of the Chernobyl workers. Immediately, the city was mobilized. … Continue reading →

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Phillips 66 Chemical Complex Explosion

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Caryn

There is really no good reason to ever compromise on the safety procedures in a plant. People often think that it’s not that important to follow every safety procedure, every time…until something goes wrong. Then, they know the purpose of the safety procedures. Continue reading →

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Crash At Crush

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Caryn

Some of the most horrific kinds of accidents that happen on the railroad are head on collisions. In these types of accidents, it is almost always the fault of a person, commonly known as “human error.” Once in a while, the signal lights could be defective too, Continue reading →

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Lightning Strikes

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Caryn

With summer comes thunderstorms in many areas of the world. Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela has been listed as the lightning capital of the world, with storms lighting up the skies almost 300 nights each year, according to a NASA study. Continue reading →

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Complete Negligence

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Caryn

There are certain things which really should never be mixed together. One of the biggest is alcohol and the operation of any vehicle. That fact was made perfectly clear on May 8, 1837, when the steamship, Ben Sherrod was headed down the Mississippi River. Continue reading →

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Lives Forever Changed

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Caryn

Ian Holbourn born John Bernard Stoughton Holbourn on November 5, 1872, to Alfred Holborn and Mary Jane Stoughton. John Bernard, who later went by Ian, which is the Scottish version of John, was the eldest of their two children. His mother died when he was very young Continue reading →

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Less Than Ideal

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Caryn

The Space Shuttle Challenger mission, named STS-51-L, was the twenty-fifth Space Shuttle flight and the tenth flight of Challenger. The crew was announced on January 27, 1985, and was commanded by Dick Scobee. Michael Smith was assigned as the pilot, Continue reading →

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Huge Gold Nugget

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Caryn

Bernhardt Otto Holtermann, who was born on April 29, 1838, was a prospector who owned part of an Australian claim where rich veins of gold were discovered after years of dry digging. I suppose it does take perseverance to successfully mine for gold, but when you consider that Holtermann finally discovered gold Continue reading →

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