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Video: Do you remember this classic TV commercial?

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I’m sure you’ve noticed how many commercials there are interrupting our favorite TV shows these days.

The latest stat I saw indicated that the average 30 minute show is actually only about 20 minutes long. The other 10 minutes are filled with two or more strings of commercials.

And it might just be me, but it seems like the content of many of today’s commercials makes very little sense, often never even mentioning the products they are supposed to be promoting.  [Read more…]

Vulcan Point: An island in a lake, on an island in a lake, on an island in an ocean

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Chances are you’ve never heard of the tiny Philippine island named Vulcan Point, but it’s actually one of the most interesting places on planet Earth.

What makes this tiny island so interesting is it’s a “third-order island”.

What’s a “third order island” you ask?

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Did you know there’s an underwater ‘cemetery’ in the middle of the Pacific ocean?

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Did you know there’s a “Spacecraft Cemetery” on our planet?

A lonely place that contains numerous ‘dead’ spacecraft that have fallen back to Earth?

Well, there is, but unfortunately the chances of you or me ever getting to visit it are virtually nil.  [Read more…]

Why we Americans celebrate Independence Day

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July 4 is a very special day here in the United States of America…

By itself, July 4 would be just another date on the calendar. Just another hot, sticky summer day with folks doing whatever they do on any other hot, sticky summer day.

But July 4 is special because it’s the day we Americans celebrate our nation’s independence from an oppressive king and the freedoms we all enjoy today because of it.

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Fun with Math: 17 horses, a pony and a will.

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Here’s a fun math puzzle that my dad taught me when I was a little boy…

Farmer Brown had seventeen horses on his small farm.

In his will he instructed that upon his death the horses should be distributed to his sons as follows: [Read more…]