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Our world certainly is a fascinating place.
Virtually every country on the planet has geological features that are stunningly beautiful and/or marvelously intriguing, and Australia seems to have more than its fair share of both.
A perfect case in point is Lake Hillier, a relatively small but incredibly intriguing lake on Middle Island (the largest of the islands that make up the Recherche Archipelago just off the southern coast of Western Australia).
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I’m sure you’ve probably noticed that silver dollars, half-dollars, quarters and dimes have ridges around their edges, but nickels and pennies don’t.
Have you ever wondered why that is?
Well, those ridges are called reedings, and the reason why they’re present on some coins dates all the way back to the establishment of the Coinage Act of 1792…
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If you’re familiar with the history of Apple, Inc. you probably know it was co-founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
What you probably don’t know is the two Steves actually partnered with a third co-founder by the name of Ronald Wayne.
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Can you imagine watching 6 feet of lake effect snow fall from the sky during just one snow storm?
Well, numerous security cameras and video doorbells captured the action as snow piled up to record-breaking depths in Buffalo, New York on a cold November weekend in 2022.
Personally, I can’t even imagine trying to deal with snow that’s deeper than I am tall, but millions of New Yorkers had to do just that. [Read more…]
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Ricky Skaggs is best known a successful Country music performer, but like many Country greats he actually got his start in the Bluegrass genre.
And like most of those Bluegrass-turned-Country stars, he first began making great music at a very young age.
I was checking out some videos on YouTube last night and stumbled across this gem featuring a 7 year old Ricky showing off his musical chops with none other than Bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.