7 Jul
Pamplona, Spain began the running of the bulls yesterday and it’s already gotten messy. No one has died at the event since 1995 when a 22-year-old American was trampled to death but 13 people are already injured at this years event.
The running of the bulls is a half mile sprint for those insane enough to go for it. Six bulls were let loose yesterday but they became separated early in the event and plowed straight into the crowd. Some spectators were injured from this because the bulls were disoriented and running the wrong way. Head and chest injuries are the most common during the running of the bulls. The worst case was a ruptured spleen and fractured ribs. That’s commitment.
The run usually only takes under five minutes and there are still seven scheduled runs left to go!
27 Mar
The journal Nature is reporting that researchers have found human remains that date back 400,000 years before the previous oldest-known remains, meaning humans roamed Europe a lot longer than previously believed.
A jawbone, teeth and simple tools were uncovered in a cave near the Spanish city of Burgos.
The remains are accurately dated and lay to rest doubts about when early humans first lived in Europe, said Andreu Olle, who has worked at the Atapuerca site since 1990.
“These are the oldest human remains in Europe. With this fossil, we can say it (Europe) was populated earlier than was thought,” he told Reuters.
For more, check out this video courtesy of the Reuters YouTube Channel (believe it or not, you can actually get yourself some learning there).
