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50 Years Ago: Amazing Photographs of Apollo Families’ Tears and Ecstasy During Moon Landing Mission

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:49:54 +0300

Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin made history when they became the first humans to set foot on the moon. More than half a billion people watched on television as Armstrong climbed down the ladder of the Eagle lunar lander. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this landmark moment, we gathered some moving pictures that show the wives of Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins as, on TV, they watch them propelled 239,800 miles to the Moon.

Heart-stopping moment a raccoon scales nine stories of a New Jersey apartment

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:42:24 +0300

One brave raccoon performed a Mission: Impossible style move that left a crowd of concerned onlookers in awe. Shocking video shows a raccoon scaling a New Jersey building many stories high. The animal seems appears to have reached unexpected heights, unclear of how to get down. As the crowd of bystanders record and gawk at the stranded raccoon, it unexpectedly leaps and makes a smooth landing.

Meet The Dutch Owl Who Loves To Land On People’s Heads

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:00:46 +0300

An owl that likes to land on people’s heads has rocketed a small Dutch town to fame. Menno Shaefer, a 48-year-old from Zaandam, Netherlands, managed to document this friendly 6lb (2.7kg) European Eagle Owl as it tried to roost on the heads of onlookers in Noordeinde town. There, it sat for up to a minute before looking for another resting spot.

Giant 550-Ton Military Hovercraft Lands on Crowded Beach in Russia

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:17:23 +0400

A giant 550-ton Zubr-class Russian military hovercraft codenamed “Bison” threw up a massive cloud of mist while abruptly docked onto a crowded beach in Mechnikovo (a small city near Kaliningrad, Russia). The beach was filled with people playing and sunbathing. According to a Russian defense ministry official, “Docking at the beach is a normal event. What people were doing at the beach on the territory of a military base is unclear.”