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Perigee
A supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its elliptical orbit. The effect is to make it look larger than normal. The technical name for this is perigee. The supermoon on … Continue reading
The Astros Fans Hat Trick
This October Astros took their first Baseball World Series Championship and celebrated with a parade for their Houston fans. Cheering fans lined one side of a multi-story parking lot along the route. From one of the higher levels, a woman … Continue reading
Girl finds “Excalibur”
As the legend goes, the dying King Arthur threw his magical sword Excalibur, into a lake where a hand emerged and took it below. On vacation with his family, Paul Jones had just related this story before he and his … Continue reading
Want to land here?
The Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport has one of the shortest runways in the world at 1,312 ft (400 meters). It’s way too short for a jet to land and will only allow small propeller aircraft landings. Not only is it … Continue reading
Zombie Worms
According to the World Register of Marin Species, there are five different kinds of zombie worms. And while they don’t actually have stomachs, they do like to eat bones. Technically, the first burrow into the bone, then dissolve the bone … Continue reading
This Rescue Bunny Reigns as the Furry Champ of Jenga
Morty wasn’t always able to spend his days playing games – but now, he enjoys a life of luxury challenging his owner to Jenga competitions. Continue reading
Giant Iceberg
Over the Easter weekend, a giant iceberg appeared off the coast of a small town called Ferryland in Newfoundland. It is estimated to be about 150 feet (46m) high. Continue reading
Glowworm Caves
On your next trip to New Zealand’s North Island, take in a boat ride through the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. The caves are home to a species of glowworm only found here. Cave formations also reveal stalactites and stalagmites that have … Continue reading
Trappist 1 Discovery
Exciting news revealed yesterday that NASA scientists discovered a new planetary system with seven rocky planets which have the potential to be habitable zones—that means that conditions imply they main contain water which is considered the essential element for life. … Continue reading
Snollygoster
Here’s a word I’m betting you have never come across—SNOLLYGOSTER. As of February 2017 it has been reinstated into the Collegiate Merriam Webster Dictionary. It had been taken out in 2003 because it was thought that no one used it. … Continue reading
