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THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT On February 1, 1959 in the remote Ural Mountains of western Siberia 9 hikers on a hiking trip pitched their tent and then abandoned it. Their bodies were found 1500 metres away. The tent was cut open from the inside. The bodies were bare foot and had sleeping clothes on. Autopsies revealed severe internal injuries, bleedings and missing eyes. The Dyatlov pass incident (named after the group leader, 23 year old Igor Dyatlov) is one of the most talked about mysteries. After more than 60 years, the question still remains, what made them leave their tent ? 6 hikers died from hypothermia, while 3, Kolevatov, Zolotaryov and Dubinina died from internal injuries. The 3 with internal injuries had broken ribs and fractured skulls. Zolotaryov and Dubinina were missing their eyes and Dubinina was missing her tongue too. Dubinina and Kolevatov were found wearing clothes contaminated with excessive amounts of radioactive substances. The lead Soviet investigator Lev Ivanov c...

THE FADING POPULARITY OF WWE Back when I was growing up, WWE was a major part of my and every other kid's childhood. Wrestlers were found on our school bags, lunch boxes, stationary, t-shirts and every place else. Kids in my neighbourhood would by long shorts inspired by John Cena. We knew every wrestler's name, we had memorized their signature moves and their entry songs. Wrestling was everything we had. But kids nowadays rarely watch wrestling. WWE's viewership has seen a sharp decline. This has little to do with WWE and more with the changing interests of the modern generation. Some say that since the iconic wrestlers all have left or retired, they do not feel the need to watch WWE. But I don't think this is the case, wrestlers come and go all the time. From Goldberg to Undertaker to Rock to John Cena, every era was loved by the fans. I bet there are some great wrestlers even now. But the real reason for wrestling's declines is that the audiences nowadays has muc...