No country nor space agency has ever touched down on the far side of the moon — until now. China's Chang'e-4 spacecraft launched from the Xichang Space Center on Dec. 7, 2018.Jiang Hongjing / XinHua A camera on the Yutu-2 lunar rover took this picture of the Chang’e-4 lander, emblazoned with the Chinese flag. CNSA/CLEP The world's first close-up shot of moon's far side.CGTN/Twitter This is a full shot of the Yutu-2 lunar rover, as captured by the Chang'e-4 probe itself.

Source: Blogspot The (Middle) finger Synonymous with various phrases revolving around a verb that begins with the letter F, the middle finger is one of the most universally recognized and reviled gestures in history. Made particularly popular by late 20th century rock and punk personalities as a sign of rebellion and anti-establishmentarianism, the finger today is used liberally by people of all ages. Source: Acid Cow The finger dates all the way back to ancient Greece when it was meant as an insult, suggesting that the recipient of the gesture would easily submit to anal intercourse.

Favored by the Aztecs, chinampas are man-made islands used to grow crops in freshwater lakes — and the agricultural system is still used in Mexico today.The History Collection / Alamy Stock PhotoAlso known as floating gardens, chinampas are small, man-made islands built on shallow freshwater lakes and swamps for the purpose of growing crops. In the space of just under two centuries, the Aztecs built a civilization that made ingenious contributions not just to Mexican culture, but to the entire world.

During his 26-year reign at the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Henry Cotton performed over 645 twisted operations in which he tried to "save" the mentally ill. YouTubeTrenton Psychiatric Hospital. American psychiatrist Henry Cotton had an interesting insanity theory. He was convinced that by removing the infected teeth of mental patients he could cure them of their insanity. The doctor, who was the protégé of the great psychiatrist Adolf Meyer of John Hopkins, was convinced that insanity resulted from untreated infections in the body.

"Surely it cannot be necessary to go on killing these defenceless people on such an enormous scale." – Winston Churchill, 1908./AFP/Getty ImagesSoldiers guard Mau Mau fighters behind barbed wires, in October 1952, in the Kikuyu reserve. When British settlers began pouring into what is now Kenya in 1902, they intended to set up an agricultural colony whose surplus could help pay the costs of other imperial projects in East Africa.