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7 people who overcame great obstacles to achieve stunning success

Posted on January 28, 2026

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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.“  -–C.S. Lewis

Every now and then we hear stories about people who overcame great obstacles to ultimately find great success in life.

Some of history’s greatest achievers started out under circumstances that would cause many to lose hope and not even try to succeed in life. Here are just a few examples:  [Read more…]

Guess what? Those ‘twinkling’ stars you see in the night sky aren’t actually twinkling at all

Posted on January 27, 2026

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If you’ve ever had the opportunity to view the night sky out in country where there’s no light pollution you probably noticed how the stars seemed to be twinkling.

The thousands of twinkling stars that shine down from the heavens have been fascinating and mesmerizing us humans all throughout our long history.

But there’s a strange truth about those twinkling stars: They don’t really twinkle at all.

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Check out these really weird names of real places

Posted on January 26, 2026

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Like most people you’ve probably heard of Chicago, Illinois.

And Atlanta, Georgia.

And Boston, Massachusetts.

But have you ever heard of Ding Dong, Texas?

How about Idiotville, Oregon?

Or perhaps the ever-festive Santa Claus, Indiana?

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Video: Marty Stuart fiddling the “Orange Blossom Special” (at 13 years old)

Posted on January 25, 2026

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Most fans of Country and Bluegrass music know Marty Stuart as a master musician who excels on the guitar and mandolin, but truth be told he can play most anything with strings on it.

I was checking some videos last night when I happened upon one featuring Marty playing the timeless fiddle classic “Orange Blossom Special” on – you guessed it – a fiddle.

[Read more…]

I’ve found the answer to one of my greatest frustrations

Posted on January 24, 2026

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If you’re like most people there’s probably a variety of things that tend to frustrate you at times.

I’m talking about relatively minor things that don’t mean a lot in the grand scheme of life, but are annoying nonetheless.

One of my greatest frustrations has always been trying to use drywall anchors to attach pictures and other things to a wall.  [Read more…]

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