Exploding Chewing Gum Kills Student

A Ukrainian man’s jaw was blown off after he laced his chewing gum with some unknown substance.
A chemistry student at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute named Vladimir, 25, liked to chew gum and dipped it in citric acid, says his family. He was working on his computer Saturday night in the town of Konotop when his mother heard an explosion. When she turned around and found Vladimir on the floor. His face was bleeding and his jaw was blown off. Emergency services couldn’t do anything to save him. According to Russian state-run news service RIA Novosti the gum was laced with an unknown substance, possibly an explosive.
They Sumy police officials found an unidentified substance and citric acid near Vladimir’s body stating that maybe have confused the two. Authorities are running more tests on the unknown chemical.
His friends and classmates told the police that Vladimir was a quiet young man who enjoyed math, physics and chemistry, he even make homemade firecrackers. They said that he was hoping to become a scientist when he grew up. When he went home for the holiday after finishing his semester’s exams he was spending most of his time on the computer and experimenting with many chemicals.

Pearl harbor day, december 7th

Pearl harbor was the battle that led the first real motivation to join the war, Although the Americans were trying to stay out of the war and be at peace. When the japs attacked they had three waves of fighters come in and attack us, then submarines attacked us. The devastating attack was not just on the harbor but on the air force base on the island as well. This day, December 7th, 1942 is the most tragic in our history. So we remember all the heroes that died for a murderous cause, literally there was no reason for this attack. Remember those who died there!!!!!!

Solar Eclipse

Solar eclipse


August 4, 2008

The total solar eclipse took place on August 1, 2008 in Eastern Asia. The eclipse lasted around 1minute and 30 seconds. It went through the countries of Western Siberia, and the regions of China and Mongolia.

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