The Dry Spell of the 30s

Passionately Named 'The Dust Bowl'

1)Which occurred in the 1930s-1940s
2)Was A decade long dry spell due to agricultural boom
3)It was An ecological catastrophe and a human calamity
4)Which Took place in southwestern Great Plains region of the United States
5)Due to the great boom... the deadly concoction of the misuse of land and years of sustained drought brought the agricultural rush into a hush
6)Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave home as farmlands became useless
7)Wind carries dry top soil from farmland and blew across states
8)No crop rotation was one of the causes of the catastrophe...

Dean of Dynamites

Dynamite, more powerful than the humble TNT, made possible to execute great engineering feats that was thought to be previously impossible and at the same time brought the mining industry out of its dark ages! How's that for a revolution!
So, who was this explosive eccentric that we're talking about? None other than the famous Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist with commendable entrepreneurship skills.
Dynamite was his world-changing invention. Brave souls were lost in the process of making his earth-shattering sticks-that-goes-boom.
Nitroglycerine was the main ingredient in making the dynamite. This substance is extremely volatile, being shock-sensitive material, was able to be tamed for safe-handling all thanks to his ingenuity and persistence. With the technology patented in 1867, and through his spirit of entrepreneurship, he gained an enormous amount of wealth!

When he kicked the bucket in 1864 in San Remo, Italy (hmmm tasty pasta!) He was filthy rich. Without anyway to bring along his cold hard cash into the netherworld with him, he drew up a plan to distribute his 9 million dollars in the form of prizes. Awarded to those who have conferred great benefits to mankind.
The Nobel foundation which was his greatest legacy stands today as the zenith of humanity's greatest achievements!!

Angkor Wat, the city in the jungle

Who would imagine there'd be such a marvel of stone structure so prominently stood within the jungle of Asia for hundreds of years left undiscovered. Until the day discovered by french explorer Henri Mahout in the late 1800s. Angkor Wat - a great temple complex surrounded by an enormous moat, it is the largest religious building ever built.

It is just one of the many temple complexes that exists in the angkor archaeological park in Cambodia!! Stretching across 400 square km, one of more extensive ancient ruins that exists in the world today! Visit them when get the chance!