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Video: The 10 Best Road Trips in the USA

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If you’re anything like me you enjoy a good road trip. There’s really nothing like hopping in your car and taking off for a trip to (and through) places you’ve never been before.

I really enjoy simple day trips, spending the morning driving through beautiful countryside and enjoying spectacular scenery, then spending the afternoon driving back via a different route. But as you’ll see in the short video below, multi-day drives can be nice as well.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why is milk white instead of some other color?

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Question from Katy:  I have a very simple question that I’ve been curious about for most of my life.

Why is milk white instead of some other color?

I know you can change the color of milk by adding stuff to it (chocolate syrup for example), but milk always comes out of the cow white. I know that for a fact because I grew up on a dairy farm.  [Read more…]

Fascinating video: How millions of old cars are recycled into new steel

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Have you ever wondered what happens to all the old cars that are destined for the scrap yard? Millions of them are disposed of every year in various ways.

You probably know that many of them end up in junkyards while others head to recycling centers, but do you know how that recycling process takes place?  [Read more…]

Why fast food always looks so much better in commercials than in a restaurant

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Have you ever noticed how the food items featured in ads ALWAYS look better than the ones you receive when you order them at a fast food restaurant.

Well, there’s a reason for that…

They want to make their food look irresistible in the ads so you’ll want to go out and buy it!

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Nostalgic Video: Whatever happened to the rotary dial telephone?

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Today’s youngsters will never know what it was like to place a phone call before the invention of push button phones and smartphones with touchscreens.

If you’re old enough to remember using a rotary dial telephone you probably remember what it was like to dial each number manually and then have to wait for the dial to return to its original position before you could dial the next number.  [Read more…]