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Small plane crash at air show in Hungary kills 2 and injures 3 on the ground

Police say a small propeller-driven plane has crashed during an airshow in central Hungary killing two people and seriously injuring three people on the ground BUDAPEST, Hungary -- A small propeller-driven plane crash ed during an airshow in central Hungary on Sunday killing two people and seriously injuring three people on the ground , police said. The fatal accident at the Börgönd air show in Fejér county happened at about 3.20 p.m. local time and the cause was not immediately known. The pilot and passenger, ages 67 and 37, both died, while three people in a car near the impact site suffered serious burns and were hospitalized, police said in a statement. Video footage of the crash online shows a small aircraft performing a rotation movement as it ascends and descends but it ultimately crash ed and burst into flames. The organizers of the event reportedly canceled the rest of Sunday's show. “The crowd of several thousand people at the site began to leave the site in an organize...

The mystery of the underground of antediluvian civilizations

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In the 1850s, the London authorities thought of an interesting project: an underground train. Later, this engineering marvel will receive an official name: the subway. The reason for the need to create an alternative way of moving around the city was traffic jams. Unbelievable but in the 1850s, London already had traffic problems on the streets. The large number of taxi drivers and the uncontrolled movement of the city’s residents made it seriously difficult for the knights to arrive at the right place at the right time. The best minds were dedicated to solving this situation. Some suggested using flying media like balloons, but it was very unsafe. Others wanted to introduce ministerial guards. At this time, it was forbidden to appear on the streets of London for everyone except the police and gentlemen who needed to quickly get to the right place. As a result, the engineers held a consultation and proposed an interesting project – the subway...