The world's largest firework launched over Nagaoka, Japan. | Interesting & Surprising

Nagasaki, Japan, marked the 80th year since the atomic bombing of the city this weekend. At Nagasaki’s Peace Memorial Park, a flock of doves was released underneath the city’s 31-foot Peace Statue during the ceremony, which was attended by representatives from 95 countries, including the United States. On August 9, 1945, the U.S. dropped the 10,000-pound plutonium bomb, “Fat Man,” on Nagasaki, just days after the attack on Hiroshima. By the end of 1945, about 210,000 people had died, with many p