A molehill is a mound of soil raised by a burrowing mole. They are quite often the only sign to indicate the presence of a mole and can be advantageous to the environment.
Molehills have an important benefit to soil by aerating and tilling it, adding to its fertility. They may however cause damage to gardens and areas of grass (such as a golf course), and in 1702, William III of England died from pneumonia after his horse tripped on a molehill. Such accidents, however, are quite rare.
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- To “make a mountain out of a molehill” means to exaggerate a situation.
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Bridget Driscoll was one of the first victims of an automobile accident in the United Kingdom.
On August 17, 1896, in London, Bridget Driscoll, age 44 or 45, became an early car accident fatality (Mary Ward may have been the first in 1869). As she and her teenage daughter, May, (and possibly one other person) crossed the grounds of the Crystal Palace, an automobile belonging to the Anglo-French Motor Car Company and being used to give demonstration rides struck her at a speed witnesses described as “a reckless pace, in fact, like a fire engine.”
The driver, Arthur James Edsall of Upper Norwood, claimed to have been travelling only 4 MPH (6.4 km/h). His passenger, Alice Standing of Forest Hill, alleged he modified the engine to allow the car to go faster although another cabbie analyzed the car and said it was incapable of passing 4.5 MPH because of a low-speed belt.
The jury returned a verdict of “accidental death” after an inquest lasting some six hours. The coroner Percy Morrison (Croydon div. of Surrey) said he hoped “such a thing would never happen again”. No prosecution was made.
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A suspension lift is a modification, often done by Jeep, truck, suv and offroad enthusiasts to raise the ride height of their vehicle. Suspension lifts (also referred to as lift kits or leveling kits) enable steeper ascent, descent and breakover angles, higher ground clearance, and helps accommodate larger rims and tires.
Each manufactured vehicle usually requires a specific lift kit, and the types of kits vary based on the type of drivetrain that the vehicle has. Kits can be as simple as lift blocks and coil spring/strut spacers and extended shocks; to replacement control arms, trailing arms, and custom four-link systems. Suspension lifts also impact other factors, such as drive shaft length, steering geometry and brake lines. Legality is often an issue when installing suspension lifts, as many jurisdictions have varying laws on vehicle ride height and placement of lights and bumpers.
The Datia train crash was a railroad accident that occurred on 3 October 2005 involving a passenger train near Datia in India’s Madhya Pradesh Province. The accident occurred just three weeks before the Veligonda rail disaster which killed 114 people.
The overcrowded Bundelkhand Express from Varanasi to Gwalior was apparently travelling at over six times the legal speed limit, when it overshot a sharp turn near the town of Datia. The engine and six coaches jumped the track and crashed through a signalman’s box before coming to rest nearby in a crumpled heap. 16 people were killed and over 100 injured, with dozens of people having to be cut out of the wreckage by rescue teams with blow torches. The train did not catch fire following the accident, thus saving dozens of lives.
The driver, who was believed to have been travelling at 90km/h, was killed in the crash, thus avoiding prosecution, but the company admitted some responsibility for the incident, and promised 500,000 rupees (approximately £6,500 or $11,000) and a reserved future job on the railway to the family of each victim.
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- BBC News Report
- Russian News Report