The Rock was the byname of Alcatraz because it was an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay. The prison was known to hold some of the most notorious criminals of American history, and it was often thought of as an inescapable prison. But before the island was modernized, how did the Native Americans […]
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Cellular phones smuggled into prisons are nuisances for law enforcers and prison management. This particular contraband has been so prevalent in prison systems that even the mass murderer had one under his mattress. The orchestrator of one of the most notorious killing rampage in US History, Charles Manson, had a cellular phone under his mattress.
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The Griffith Observatory in Southern California has been open since 1935 and since then has welcomed over 85 million visitors. But did you know they have a YouTube channel? The Griffith Observatory makes a monthly series called “Sky Report,” where they feature the visible stars, the phase of the moon, nebulae, and even meteor showers.
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Los Angeles is known to be the home of the stars. But did you know this posh city also contributed to the world’s oil supply? Oil wells and rigs that still produce oil are still abundant in Los Angeles. They are usually hidden behind false buildings resembling towers, offices, and sometimes even synagogues. Others are
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We’ve heard miraculous stories on car crash survivors. But did you hear about the unbelievable woman from Oregon who survived a 250 feet drop? Angela Hernandez accidentally drove off a cliff and fell 250 feet into a deserted beach. She was trying to avoid a small animal on the road. Hernandez was found seven days
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The mysterious work of Burro Schmidt in the Mojave Desert has been the talk of the town for ages. Was he insane? Or did he have different goals? Burro Schmidt, a miner in California, spent 40 years of his life digging a half-mile-long tunnel by hand on his own. When he reached the 22nd year,
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From what we know, leaded gas has been phased out for almost three decades. But apparently, airplanes still use this form of fuel that is quite toxic. Leaded fuel is still being sold at around 13,000 airports across the United States. An estimated 170,000 small aircraft use this fuel. The residue of which has been
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California grizzly bear For the University of California, Berkeley mascot, see California Golden Bears. The California grizzly bear (Ursus arctos californicus) is an extinct population or subspecies of the brown bear, generally known (together with other North American brown bear populations) as the grizzly bear. “Grizzly” could have meant “grizzled” – that is, with golden
California genocide For the conflicts during the settling of California by the United States, see California Indian Wars. For the system of forced labour for indigenous people during the California Genocide, see Unfree labour in California. The California genocide consisted of actions taken by the United States in the 19th century, following the American Conquest
Cartoonist whose summers in Maine inspired ‘SpongeBob’ dies at 57 Stephen Hillenburg, the animator whose childhood summers on a Maine island later inspired him to create “SpongeBob Squarepants,” died Monday in California at the age of 57, according to Nickelodeon, the network that runs the show. The cause of death was ALS, also known as
