Back in the late 1920s, Australia faced a peculiar problem. A large flock of emus, those majestic birds, decided that the farmland in Western Australia was {prime real estate|a tasty buffet. The farmers were enraged, as these emus were devouring their crops with abandon. The government, in a move that would later be viewed as.both hilarious and tra

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying citizens in a sticky mass. Scores of people were killed, and many more were wounded.