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Video: Check out this fantastic piano cover of “House Of The Rising Sun”

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“House Of The Rising Sun” is one of the most frequently covered songs in history. This classic tune by The Animals has been performed in most every genre, ranging all the way from Rock & Roll to Bluegrass.

Today’s video features a young lady who goes by the stage name Gamazda playing this timeless classic on a piano. If that name sounds familiar it’s probably because I featured her in this previous post.  [Read more…]

Video: Lightning in Super-Slow Motion

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Confession time…

I have always been fascinated and intrigued by thunder and lightning!

Why? Because few things in nature are better at combining incredible beauty with feelings of intense danger and fear.

Some folks think I’m off my rocker when I tell them I enjoy sitting on my porch and taking in the “show” of a thunderstorm that’s playing out in real time before my very eyes.  [Read more…]

Video: Watch a man build a really nice garage from wooden pallets, step-by-step

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I have always been the type of guy who hates seeing good, useful materials go to waste just because they’re no longer needed for their original purpose.

Whenever possible I always try to find an alternate use for most everything before I even consider hauling it off to the landfill.

Today’s video shows a man building a really nice garage and workspace using surplus wooden pallets as the primary structural material for the walls.

I’ve seen similar projects using old pallets and they almost always turn out great. This one is no exception. Check it out!

The top 25 places to visit in the USA

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This amazing planet we all share is home to countless vacation destinations that range from breathtakingly beautiful to incredibly intriguing and totally bizarre.

Since the United States is one of the largest countries in the world, one would expect it to have plenty of awesome places to visit.

And guess what? It does!

From sea to shining sea, from the Florida Keys to Alaska and the Hawaiian islands – and everywhere in between, there is natural beauty to behold most everywhere you look.

I invite you to check out 25 of the most popular of the bunch by watching the short video featured below.

Spoiler alert: You’ll see some absolutely gorgeous scenery.

Note: This video is best enjoyed at full screen. Simply click on the “square” icon in the lower-right corner of the video after it begins playing.

Historic video: Watch the first human step foot on the Moon

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The recent Artemis II mission that took a crew of four astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth brought back memories of the history-making Apollo 11 mission.

On July 20, 1969 the entire world sat glued to their TV sets as the lunar lander gently made its way onto the Moon’s surface and Neil Armstrong took that historic “giant leap for mankind”.   [Read more…]