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13 fuel saving secrets gas stations don’t want you to know

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Do you get heartburn every time you have to pull into a gas station and pump your heard-earned money into your vehicle’s gas tank? Yeah, me too.

While it’s true that the price of gasoline and diesel have dropped just a bit recently, it’s still a significant expense for anyone who does a lot of driving.

Luckily, there are several things you can do to reduce the amount of fuel your vehicle burns. And the less fuel you have to buy, the less money you’ll have to spend on it.  [Read more…]

Video: The world’s most beautiful and intriguing waterfalls

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I don’t know about you but I have always found waterfalls to be among the most beautiful and intriguing things in nature.

Between the majestic falls of Niagara to the small, yet gorgeous mountain waterfalls found all around the world, one could never live long enough to visit them all.

The short video below offers a quick look at several of the world’s most beautiful and intriguing waterfalls.  [Read more…]

Video: Watch this helicopter pilot trim trees along power lines from the air

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If you have ever seen power lines running through a forest you might have wondered how they keep the trees trimmed back from the wires.

Well, believe it or not, much of that tree trimming is done by helicopter!

The precision flying required to pull this off is simply amazing. The pilot has to make sure the line of rotating blades suspended below the aircraft doesn’t come into contact with the wires, while at the same time making sure the helicopter doesn’t get too low and crash.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Has there ever been snow on the ground in all 50 US states at the same time?

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Question from Melissa:  Several of my friends and I were talking about all the snow we received this year in upstate New York when someone said they can remember a time when there was snow on the ground in all 50 states at the same time.

None of us believed him when he said that. Is it true? That just doesn’t seem possible.  [Read more…]

Video: Why Death Valley is the hottest place on Earth

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As you probably know, California’s Death Valley is one of the most inhospitable places on the entire surface of our planet.

The area’s extreme heat combined with the virtual non-existence of water has claimed the lives of numerous people over the years.

It’s really not hard to imagine how this very unique place got its name.  [Read more…]