DURING EMUS TOOK FLIGHT: THE GREAT EMU WAR

Back in the late 1920s, Australia faced a curious problem. A large flock of emus, those feathered behemoths, 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. a shining example of bureaucracy gone wild, decided to call in the militar

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying residents in a sticky mass. Dozens of people were killed, and many more were wounded