They must have had a grand time, lol.Police Dispose Of 20,000 Pounds Of Fireworks By Detonating Them All
http://theawesomer.com/disposing-of-fireworks/313927/
And BOOM goes the dynamite
There Are Untold Sums Of Money Hiding In Your Poop
http://io9.com/there-are-untold-sums-of-money-hiding-in-your-poop-1693111584/+chris-mills
And to think we just flush it all down the toilet
Salamanders Finally On Top, Fossils Show They Were Once Size of Cars
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ce71...earchers-find-fossil-super-salamander-species
Would be cool to have seen those things, assuming they didn't eat you of course
Despite promises to clean the Rio de Janeiro bay in time for the 2016 Olympics, mayor Eduardo Paes was forced to admit this week that some of the athletes are just going to have to deal with competing in the raw sewage expelled by a large, poorly managed city.
Although Paes offered assertions that the athletes will only compete "in the cleanest part of the bay," researchers reportedly found traces of deadly enzymes in the water last year. And, via the AP:
A helicopter ride Monday organized by biologist and environmental activist Mario Moscatelli illustrated the extent of the problem, revealing household trash floating throughout the entire bay, including within lanes for the Olympic sailing competition.
Heavy rains in Rio over the weekend exacerbated the problem. Each time the tropical city sees heavy rains, the amount of raw sewage emanating from the city's more than 1,000 "favela" slums spikes and huge amounts of trash are flushed off the streets and into area waterways.
"I think it's a shame," Paes reportedly told SporTV.
Like hummingbirds, Australian rainbow lorikeets eat pollen and nectar. In fact, they have a specialized tongue that allows them to do so. So imagine the surprise of bird experts after discovering of a population of lorikeets who have taken to eating meat.
As noted by Griffith University Professor Darryl Jones in an ABC Online article, lorikeets typically consume nectar and pollen which they obtain from native plants and shrubs. Jones, who studies the feeding habits of birds around the world, was floored by the discovery that a certain population of lorikeets has started to eat meat.
"I'm up to date with all the kinds of crazy things that birds are eating all over Australia," he told ABC Online. "To see a lorikeet eating meat astonishes me completely. I have never heard of such a thing before."
It apparently got started in an Australian backyard when a property owner put out minced meat for magpies, currawongs, and kookaburras. He also put out seeds for vegetarian birds like galahs, king parrots, and rainbow lorikeets (who really shouldn't be eating seeds because they damage their delicate tongues). It's also worth pointing out that the property is located next to native trees and shrubs, so food supply is not a problem for the lorikeets.
But seven years ago, the property owner noticed the lorikeets eating the meat, and they've been eating it ever since. In fact, they have even started to chase other birds away in an effort to defend the meat.
"It makes no sense at all," says Jones. "It makes me wonder very strongly that these particular birds, the individuals in the picture, are probably needing some protein. But the birds look extremely healthy in those pictures."
Wildlife conservationist Fran Sanders, who has been looking after animals and birds in Brisbane for 25 years, says she's never seen or even heard of lorikeets eating meat.
"I'm absolutely amazed and horrified," she told ABC Online.
As to why the lorikeets have taken to the meat, neither Jones or Sanders have an answer, though they suspect it may be sign of opportunistic feeding.
This 370-Mile Highway Made of Ice Stretches Through Canada Every Winter
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a1290/4212314
It's amazing but I damn sure wouldn't want to be out there come spring time
