8 Deaths of Actors on the Set

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Vick Morrow, Mika Ding Lee (7 years old) and Renee Shin-Yi Chen (6 years old)

During the filming of The Twilight Zone, July 23, 1982, actors Vick Morrow and two young actors Mika Ding Lee (7 years old) and Rene Shin-Yi Chen (6 years old) were killed in a helicopter crash used in the filming. The helicopter flew at too low a height to avoid shots of pyrotechnics. During one of these shots, the tail rotor was damaged, and Morrow and Lee were killed by pieces of it. Chen died during a helicopter crash. Everyone inside the helicopter survived. This case received wide publicity and criticism towards the filmmakers, who were accused of violating safety rules on the set.

 

Coronavirus for the Good! The Extraordinary Effect of Quarantine on Nature …

Now many people compare the coronavirus pandemic to World War. In just a few months, global quarantine managed to stir up the economies and health systems of many countries, but at the same time significantly affected the environmental situation in the world. “The planet is being cleared!”, shout scientists and ecologists from all sources. How exactly does this process occur and in what way is it manifested? We will talk about the positive impact of quarantine on nature in today's selection of facts ...

20 Photos From the Days of Prohibition

In the United States, Prohibition began to operate in 1920 and continued right up to 1933. For 13 years, people have tried in every possible way to circumvent the ban on the sale, production and transportation of alcohol, staged demonstrations, protests, and massively engaged in smuggling. In our time, it is still difficult to imagine the effect of this law in full force. However, what the consequences may be and how people lived during the prohibitions on alcohol can be seen in the next photo selection.