History’s worst non water Floods
On January 15, 1919, a massive molasses tank in Boston's North End burst, releasing a 2.3 million-gallon wave that killed 21 people, injured 150. How Fast was the molasses Traveling?
The wave of molasses, which traveled at speeds of 25 to 45 mph, destroyed buildings, vehicles, and railroad tracks
A group that practiced mass suicide in 1997, believing in a UFO that would transport them to a higher plane of existence.
Heaven's Gate
sharks Existed before trees
True. Sharks have been around for 400 million years while trees evolved around 350 million years ago.
Oops! In 2015 US airstrike obliterated a hospital run by this international Aid group who fun fact: had already given the pentagon their coordinates multiple times
Doctors Without Borders
Founded in 1988 by Usama bin Laden, serves as the strategic hub and driver for the global Islamist terrorist movement. The group's goals include uniting Muslims to fight the United States and its allies, overthrowing regimes it deems "non-Islamic" and expelling Westerners and non-Muslims from Muslim countries.
Al Qaida
The Dublin whiskey fire took place on 18 June 1875 in the Liberties area of Dublin. It lasted a single night and resulted in €6 million worth of damage in whiskey alone (adjusted for inflation). People drank from the 6 inches deep river of whiskey that is said to have flowed as far as the Coombe How many people died?
It killed 13 people But not from The fire but from alcohol poisoning
A group led by Jim Jones that was involved in a mass suicide in 1978
Jonestown
a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance
true
Is 2009 award was given to Obama for his contributions to World peace years before he dropped over 26,000 bombs in a single year
Nobel Peace Prize
A Nigerian-based group that has carried out numerous attacks, particularly in the northeast region of Nigeria
Boko Haram
The London Beer Flood, On Monday 17th October 1814, a terrible disaster claimed the lives of at least 8 people. A bizarre industrial accident resulted in the release of a beer tsunami onto the streets of London. How many gallons were release?
More than 320,000 gallons of beer were released into the area
This cult is still active to this day, running businesses like the yellow deli restaurant, farms, and other businesses to fund their communities.
The twelve tribes
When Israel was formed, they offered the president presidency to Charles Darwin.
False, it offered to Albert Einstein
This person single-handedly turned great school meals into a war against whole wheat pizza, and fat-free ranch
Michelle Obama
gained global prominence in 2014, when its militants conquered large territories in northwestern Iraq and eastern Syria, taking advantage of the ongoing civil war in Syria and the disintegrating local military forces of Iraq. By the end of 2015, its self-declared caliphate ruled an area with a population of about 12 million,
Islamic State (ISIS)
The Wisconsin butter fire, also known as the butter flood, great cheese fire,and great butter fire, was a fire and flood of processed meat and dairy that began on May 3, 1991, at a large storage facility in Madison, Wisconsin. It’s flooded the streets with waves of butter(50 Million Pounds). Due to the butters nature, it made it incredibly hard for firefighters to fight the fire. How many days did it take to put out?
The fire continued for eight days; there were no fatalities, but it caused millions of dollars in damages. The incident is known as the biggest commercial fire in Wisconsin state history
A Japanese apocalyptic cult responsible for the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.
Aum Shinrikyo
Mercury is expanding
False, Mercury is shrinking: Scientists say Mercury is still shrinking, and signs of that contraction can be seen in wrinkle-like distortions of the planet's surface
what years did obama serve
January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017.
organizations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, dedicated to anti-imperialism through Irish republicanism, the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic free from British colonial rule
Irish Republican Army(IRA)
On April 25, 2017, a PepsiCo warehouse's roof collapsed unexpectedly. the centre of Pepsi's operations in Russia. The warehouse contained a variety of fruit and vegetable juices. The collapse of the roof caused two minor injuries and sent 28,000,000 litres of juices into the streets of Lebedyan and the Don River. However, no deaths resulted from the spill. How much is that in gallons?
7,400,000 US gal
was a commune, gang, and cult led by criminal Charles that was active in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The group at its peak consisted of approximately 100 followers, who lived an unconventional lifestyle, frequently using psychoactive drugs, including amphetamine and hallucinogenssuch as LSD.
The Manson Family
There are more castles in Germany then there are McDonald’s in the United States
estimates suggesting around 25,000 castles in Germany and over 13,000 McDonald's in th
Obama Killed which terrorist leader
Osama bin Laden
A fundamentalist group based in Afghanistan, known for its strict interpretation of Sharia law. It controlled Afghanistan From 1996 to 2001 and regained power in 2021
Taliban