Military aircraft engulfed in 'ball' of hundreds birds

Sometimes birds drive crazy, like this one!

 

This was the moment a jet had a close encounter with a flock of starlings. The U.S. Navy plane, an £88million E-6B, was coming in to land when the birds took off en masse and flew at it...

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World Toilaet Day is celebarated

November 19th is World Toilet Day. A day to celebrate the importance of sanitation and raise awareness for the 2.6 billion people (nearly half of the world's population) who don't have access to toilets and proper sanitation.

2.6 billion people worldwide are without access to proper sanitation1, which risks their health, strips their dignity, and kills 1.8 million people, mostly children, a year2. 

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today is World Usability Day

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World Usability Day was founded to ensure that the services and products important to life are easier to access and simpler to use.  Each year, it has a specific focus and is honored around the world on the second Thursday of the month of November.
More than 40,000 people in 180 cities in 43+ countries participated in World Usability Day.

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