Explosive expert rat retires
Magawa is now about to retire from the line of duty. He has safeguarded than 26 football fields’ worth of area cleared from dangerous explosives. Magawa’s Cambodian handler, Malen, has nothing but praise for the heroic rodent. “Magawa’s performance has been unbeaten, and I have been proud to work side-by-side with him. He is small but he has helped save many lives, allowing us to return much-needed safe land back to our people as quickly and cost-effectively as possible,” Magawa was trained by Belgian nonprofit APOPO. The organization contributes scent detection animals for clearing landmines and detecting cases of tuberculosis. Magawa has discovered 71 land mines and 38 pieces on unexploded ordnance. He’s 2.3 feet long and weighs nearly three pounds. A British veterinary nonprofit, gave him the PDSA Gold Medal. The award is “for animal gallantry or devotion to duty.” Magawa is the only rat in the award’s 77-year-long history to receive the distinction. “Magawa and the HeroRATs are never injured on the minefield, because they are highly trained and too light to trigger landmines,” the organization added.
Safe Explosions
A once small Tree House Building Company exploded into a giant nationwide company.
They have branches everywhere these days.
I was in the kitchen when a flying insect came hit the window and exploded.
I think it was a jihaddy long legs.
A dragon would never explode,
But a dino might.
I can’t touch my aunt or I will explode.
She’s made of auntie matter.
June 10th Birthdays
1982 – Tara Lipinski, 1922 – Judy Garland, 1991- Tristan Mays, 1980 – Elizabeth Hurley
1989 – Shane West, 1982 – Jonathan Bennett, 1968 – Bill Burr, 1979 – Lee Brice
Morning Motivator:
The more you take responsibility for your past the more you are able to create the future.