In the history of Iceland's police force, it has only killed one person.
That was in 2013, when a man armed with a shotgun opened fire from his window at passersby and cars. After entering the apartment, police officers were also fired upon and had to return fire. The police chief offered condolences to the victim's family and the officers involved were offered psychological help.
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That was in 2013, when a man armed with a shotgun opened fire from his window at passersby and cars. After entering the apartment, police officers were also fired upon and had to return fire. The police chief offered condolences to the victim's family and the officers involved were offered psychological help.
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A plane crash on January 26, 1972, after which a man managed to survive.
The record height from which a person managed to survive a fall is 10,160 meters. This record is listed in the Guinness Book and belongs to Vesna Vulovich, the only survivor of the plane crash of January 26, 1972.
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The record height from which a person managed to survive a fall is 10,160 meters. This record is listed in the Guinness Book and belongs to Vesna Vulovich, the only survivor of the plane crash of January 26, 1972.
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There is a market in Thailand through which a train passes through eight times a day within inches of the vendors. Because of this, the sheds have to be disassembled and reassembled.
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The Library of Congress regularly receives requests for non-existent books.
The most common is "The President's Book of Secrets" from the 2007 film "Treasure of the Nation: A Book of Secrets."
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The most common is "The President's Book of Secrets" from the 2007 film "Treasure of the Nation: A Book of Secrets."
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Siva is the most remote of the Egyptian oases, it is 18.3m below sea level on the old caravan route.
It is a small island of life in the heart of the Western Desert, separated from Cairo by a distance of 550 km of lifeless desert.
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It is a small island of life in the heart of the Western Desert, separated from Cairo by a distance of 550 km of lifeless desert.
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There are several pink lakes in Australia, but the most beautiful is Pepto-Bismol-colored Hillier Lake. The color may be the result of certain algae.
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The heart of the blue whale, the largest animal on earth, is five feet long and weighs 400 pounds. The whale weighs a total of 40,000 pounds.
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Sandstorms are not unique to Earth. On Mars, they reach enormous strength and sometimes last several months.
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Bears only appear clumsy. At short distances, they can reach speeds of up to 55 km/h.
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Did you know that: every second more than fifty lightning strikes the ground on the planet
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The Ayam Cemani black hens are bred in Indonesia and the Philippines, but are not supplied to other countries because of the danger of the spread of avian influenza.
This breed is so rare that one chicken there costs about $200. These chickens have black skin and meat, but they do not differ in taste from their common relatives.
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This breed is so rare that one chicken there costs about $200. These chickens have black skin and meat, but they do not differ in taste from their common relatives.
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The standard Windows XP desktop background was a picture taken in California called Serenity.
Its appearance was made possible by the phylloxera pest that affects vineyards. They were removed from these hills for several years just because of the infestation.
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Its appearance was made possible by the phylloxera pest that affects vineyards. They were removed from these hills for several years just because of the infestation.
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0.1 × 39,800,000,000 = 39 billion 800 million mm, or 3,980 km - the height of a bundle of banknotes if you collect all the paper dollars on Earth and stack them on top of each other and this pyramid will go beyond the atmosphere
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