A mega blackout happened on Java and Bali islands in Indonesia, affecting around 100 million people.
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There were sightings of a giant sea serpent in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
A funeral was held in Iceland for the loss of the Okjökull glacier.
The USS Indianapolis warship, which sank during World War II, was discovered in the Pacific Ocean 3.4 miles below the surface.
French astronomer Pierre Janssen first recorded evidence of helium, a then-unknown element.
The world's oldest cheese dating back 3,200 years, was discovered in an Ancient Egyptian tomb near Cairo.
