The open ocean can be a dangerous place. As such, one of the sad facts of life is that sometimes ships sink. Yet, not all vessels sink in a storm or because they hit a reef. Occasionally, it seems like a ship simply vanishes with no rhyme or reason. These kinds of incidents often end …
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Did you read Do You Know About These Grand Canyon Fun Facts? Because this is part two. One of the best things about the South Rim is its internet bandwidth. Senior employees mostly live in houses with broadband connections but for those that don’t have that, the best signals are found in and around the community …
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Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon? It’s unlike almost anything else in the United States and here are a bunch of fun facts to prove it! One of six rattlesnake species lives inside the park. There’s a Grand Canyon pink rattlesnake that is only found within the park’s boundaries. You can still see …
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When you have a dream, you will do whatever it takes to pursue it. Even if that means quitting your established career. That’s what George Frandsen did. The Arizona man resigned from his successful job at a major healthcare company to open his own museum. At the Poozeum, located in Williams, Arizona, you can see …
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Did you read All The Weird Piercings You Can Get: Part One? Because this is part two. Tongue Piercing You can get a tongue piercing anywhere you’d like on your tongue. They can be painful for some but most people say the pain level is only about a four or six out of ten. Your …
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It might be easy to think that UFO sightings are a modern phenomenon, born mostly after WWII. After all, that’s when we developed proper flying machines ourselves, and mass media grew to the point that potential UFO encounters could be reported worldwide. But the fact is that people have seen unexplainable things in the sky …
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As you get older, you might find yourself getting irritated by the way the young’uns speak. That’s normal and most people simply grumble about it to themselves. Not William Barnes, though. This 19th-century poet and linguist from England hated that the English language was borrowing words from other languages. He set out on a campaign …
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Do you know about all the endangered species in our nation? There are more than 1,300 endangered and threatened species in the United States and these are some of them. Red Wolf Red wolves are known as shy and elusive but are considered top predators. Red wolves can only be found in the wild in …
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We all know male and female brains are different. But how different are they really? Female’s Have Busier Brains Duh. But really though, is anyone surprised by this? A 2017 study on over 80 areas of the brain showed that in 70 of those regions were significantly more active in women than in men. Women’s …
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Think about the biggest living animal you’ve ever seen in person. Here’s a fun fact — it’s small compared to what came before it. With some very rare exceptions (whales, mostly), modern animals are smaller than their ancient relatives that lived thousands or millions of years ago. There are many reasons for that, from higher …
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