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Which is more newsworthy?

Sometime last week, a submersible (a titanium-carbon fibre-made mini-submarine, christened Titan) commissioned to investigate the remains of the Titanic went into trouble. A catastrophic implosion is said to have instantaneously killed the five aboard. Each had sent about $250 000 to get 40,000 ft below sea level to catch a glimpse of the ill-fated ship. The dead ranged from wealthy businessmen to adventure explorers. A few days later, a Greek boat carrying hundreds of refugees from Pakistan, Syria, Egypt and Palestine submerged off the coast of Libya.  The papers went agape with moving stories of economic refugees picking up the pieces and risking their lives for a better life in Europe. At the same time, the mass media has also been accused of paying more attention to the five victims of the Titanic sub rather than the refugee boat accident that swallowed more than a hundred lives.  Critics assert that life is precious, whether the victim is rich or poor, educated or otherwi...

Unexplained!

20 Worlds greatest unresolved mysteries ever None of them is not explained yet, here are some fact about each of them…(from doctorweird.com ) 1. The mighty Incan Empire of South America  The mighty Incan Empire of South America flourished between 1200 and 1535 AD. They developed drainage systems and canals to expand their crops, and built stone cities atop steep mountains — such as Machu Picchu (right) — without ever inventing the wheel. Despite their vast achievements, the Incan Empire with its 40,000 manned army was no match for 180 Spanish conquistadors armed with advanced weapons and smallpox. 2. Ancient Pyramids in Giza , Egypt Khafre (l.) and Khufu (r.) are two of the three ancient Pyramids in Giza, Egypt . Khufu is the biggest, consisting of more than 2 million stones with some weighing 9 tons. The Pyramids, built as elaborate tombs for divine kings, date back to 2,550 BC. Modern Egyptologists believe that the Pyramids are made from stones dragged from quarrie...

The curse of the Titanic

Nazi Titanic  ine or a!hyped by the medi Even 100 years after the sinking of the mammoth supposedly unsinkable ocean liner on its maiden trip, it still evokes emotion in some. Seriously, nobody actually knows whether the sentimentality is genuine or hyped by the media. It must have left the same feeling among the Nazi sympathizers then. Even during the heights of the World War II, to highlight the cowardice, stupidity and greed of the British to the German public to justify their attack on the British soil, what better way do than to use this maritime blunder to their benefit through the propaganda tool which they have perfected, the silver screen. The Nazi regime realize that using human drama with ability to create emotion was an excellent way to coax the German people to follow the party's agenda. They depicted a story of socially decadent society of Britain exploiting the transatlantic voyage for the pure purpose of profit without a care for the safety o...