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Three Men. Eleven Days. One Impossible Journey.

Three men from Nigeria survived an almost unbelievable crossing of the Atlantic — 11 days clinging to the rudder of a massive oil tanker headed for Spain’s Canary Islands. With nothing but hope and sheer determination, they hid just above the waterline of the Alithini II, a ship that left Lagos and traveled more than 2,700 miles toward Europe.

Down there, only inches above the rolling ocean, the world was a strip of metal and endless water. They had almost no food, no shelter, and no protection from the freezing nights or the violent waves crashing beneath them. Every hour became a fight against exhaustion, hunger, and the fear of slipping into the sea.

When the tanker finally reached Las Palmas, Spanish coast guards spotted the three men — thin, dehydrated, but alive — and pulled them to safety.



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Those men deserve a better life than the one they have.The world is a very unfair place for so many people.
We are a lucky nation despite our problems.
 
Those men deserve a better life than the one they have.The world is a very unfair place for so many people.
We are a lucky nation despite our problems.
wouldn't go that far but it was a bloody good effort , funny ,they knew it was unloaded for that distance.
look how high its riding, How is donald Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon
 
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They’ve discovered electricity in thin air and it could change everything.

Japanese researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have developed a matchbox-sized device that can generate electricity from humidity alone. No sun, no wind, no motion just the invisible water molecules already floating around us.

The technology uses a network of nanomaterials to attract ions from the air; when these ions interact with the device, they create a steady electric current. In early tests, a single unit powered small sensors continuously proving that the atmosphere itself can become a constant, silent energy source.

Unlike solar or wind, this power works in darkness, stillness, and silence no batteries, no turbines, no pollution.
If scaled, it could provide clean power for remote areas, disaster zones, and homes without relying on traditional infrastructure: harvesting the very air we breathe.




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Australian doctors have achieved a stunning medical breakthrough by freezing cancer cells to death, allowing patients to recover almost immediately.

At Liverpool Hospital in Sydney, specialists are now using a cutting edge cryoablation machine that turns tumors into solid ice using a thin needle inserted through the skin. There is no cutting, no major surgery, and no long recovery. The extreme cold destroys the cancer cells on the spot, leaving surrounding healthy tissue almost untouched.

The results are remarkable. One patient, sixty four year old Josephine Cordina, suffered from a painful spinal tumor that would normally require screws, open surgery, and weeks or months of rehabilitation. Instead, she walked out the very next day with her pain dramatically reduced.

This breakthrough treatment is giving new hope to patients who cannot undergo traditional procedures and may signal the beginning of a new era in cancer care.



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Japan is generating electricity in a completely new way — by mixing saltwater and freshwater.

At a blue-energy plant, thin membranes separate seawater from river water, allowing ions to move naturally across the barrier. That movement creates a steady electric current, with no fuel, no turbines, and no moving parts.

The system runs day and night and works in any weather, making it ideal for coastal towns and islands. Quiet, clean, and continuous, it shows how simple chemistry can become a powerful source of renewable energy.


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The sun has officially set in Utqiagvik, Alaska, signaling the beginning of the long polar night.

For the next two months, the horizon will remain dark as the sun stays below it, leaving the town illuminated only by twilight, moonlight, and artificial lights.
This yearly phenomenon happens because Earth’s tilted axis causes the Arctic to lean away from the sun during winter.

Residents now enter a season defined by deep cold, star filled skies, and long stretches of darkness as they wait for the first sunrise on January twenty two, two thousand twenty six. It is one of the most extreme and awe inspiring natural cycles on the planet.



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(apology - this is a bit long, but worth it)

They paid her £30 and told her one thing: “Sing about death—but don’t use any words.”

Clare Torry stepped into Abbey Road Studios expecting just another quick job. Instead, she created one of the most unforgettable moments in rock history.
It was 1972. Pink Floyd were putting together The Dark Side of the Moon. The album was almost complete, but one track still felt empty. It needed a voice—something emotional, raw, and human.

Alan Parsons, the studio engineer, called Clare, a young session singer who mostly did commercial jingles to pay her bills. She almost didn’t go because it was so last-minute, but she agreed.
When she arrived, the band told her simply:
“Sing.”
“About what?” she asked.
“Death. But no lyrics. Just emotion.”

Clare wasn’t used to singing without words, but she tried. As the music played, she closed her eyes and let herself feel everything—fear, sadness, pain, acceptance.
For two and a half minutes, she poured her heart into the microphone. She wasn’t singing a melody; she was expressing pure emotion. When she finished, she was shaking and in tears. She even apologized, thinking she had overdone it.
But the band told her it was perfect.
Her voice became the centerpiece of “The Great Gig in the Sky.”

But Clare was paid only the standard fee, and Pink Floyd did not credit her as a writer. The entire song was officially credited only to Richard Wright.

For decades, Clare stayed quiet. But as the song became a worldwide classic, she realized that the powerful vocal performance people loved wasn’t written for her—it was created by her.

So in 2004, more than 30 years later, she took legal action—not for money, but for recognition.
In 2005, she won. Pink Floyd officially added her name as co-composer.
Now, every copy of The Dark Side of the Moon includes her credit.

£30. One late-night recording session.
No lyrics.
Just a voice expressing what death feels like.
And she gave the world something timeless.

Sometimes the most powerful music comes not from planning, but from pure emotion—and Clare Torry proved that with a single, unforgettable performance.



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Mate, you put some wonderful content on this site, so much so that I think you are a forum treasure. But that is your best yet. Wonderful story even if it does highlight what low bastards PF are.
 

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