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Since Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, why isn’t it also the hottest?

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The planet Mercury is too small and too far away to see with the naked eye, but you can easily see Venus with the naked eye because it’s the second brightest object in the night sky after the moon.

What’s more, if you look at Venus through an inexpensive telescope you’ll even be able to see its moon-like phases (crescent, half, or gibbous) as it orbits the sun.

Now, here’s the intriguing part…  [Read more…]

Time-lapse video: The incredible beauty of the American Southwest

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The American Southwest is something of a contradiction…

The nearly-barren and extremely arid landscapes that make up much of Arizona and Utah can be unforgiving to both humans and wildlife.

However, those same areas offer some of the most breathtakingly beautiful scenery on our planet.

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Video: Check out this classic TV commercial for the VW Beetle

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This might come as a shock to the younger generation but there was a time here in U.S. when the only Volkswagen one was likely to see on the road was either a VW Beetle or a VW Microbus.

Nowadays of course there are a plethora of different Volkswagen models, but that wasn’t the case back when I was a youngster.

Those little Beetles were odd-looking and the Microbuses always seemed to catch a lot of sideways glances, but they were cute and very functional. And there were lots of them on the road.  [Read more…]

Failure isn’t final. It’s simply a rung on the ladder of success.

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“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
             -–Thomas A. Edison

Do you tend to get frustrated and give up when you try something new and end up failing miserably at it?

If so, you’re certainly not alone. Most everyone fails at something on occasion, and I’ve probably failed at more endeavors than most people will ever try.

Like it or not, failure is just a part of life for us human beings.  [Read more…]