Ezra James said that he feared that the animal would bite him, so he trapped the raccoon, poured gasoline on it, and then set it on fire.Left: WKMG, Right: Wikimedia CommonsLeft: Ezra James. Right: Photo of a raccoon taken in 2004. The infamous “Florida Man” is making headlines once again, and this time it’s an 88-year-old Palm Bay resident who was arrested last week after burning a raccoon alive because it ate his mangoes.
The dark truth of Henry Ford's Nazi sympathy and anti-Semitism looms over his legacy as an influential American industrialist. A portrait of business magnate and Nazi sympathizer Henry Ford circa 1919. Henry Ford is an American icon who was also a Nazi sympathizer with rabid anti-Semitic views. Under his leadership, Ford Motor Corporation became the engine of the American economy and one of the nation’s most iconic brands. Likewise, history books celebrate its founder Henry Ford as one of the nation’s greatest industrialists.
From regular pets like dogs and cats to bizarre wild animals like elephants, tigers, and kangaroos, army mascots have come all shapes and sizes. Wojtek The BearWojtek was a Syrian brown bear cub that the Polish II Corps bought at a train station in Iran during World War II. The bear traveled with the unit through the Middle East and Italy. He would carry and guard ammunition for the unit and was even taught to salute.
The artifacts found in Eilat, Israel, include the figurine of a woman, incense altars, and ceremonial rattles.Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities AuthorityThe artifacts include a figurine of a woman, left, and an animal, right. In 1990, a resident of Eilat in southern Israel came across a number of clay artifacts. Now, researchers have determined that these items were likely once viewed as “magical” objects which offered protection to pilgrims making their way to the holy city of Mecca.
These books, movies, advertisements, toys and ideas have all been banned in America at one point or another.There’s been no shortage of commentary about Sony’s decision to halt the release of The Interview. From Obama to more than a handful of Hollywood’s finest, everyone has an opinion about whether the controversial film should be released despite the threats (no matter how spurious these threats are becoming). Of course, censorship is nothing new.