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

Posted on January 15, 2023

Living (and loving) Life

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

Farmer Brown had seventeen horses on his rural farm.

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

Can you imagine living in the coldest town on Earth?

Posted on January 8, 2023

Living (and loving) Life

Many folks dream about retiring and spending the rest of their days in some warm and sunny tropical paradise, but there are others that make the decision to retire to a cooler locale.

If you’re looking for a cool place to retire to, you literally won’t find a “cooler” town to retire to than Oymyakon, Russia.

[Read more…]

Yooperlites: Rocks that naturally glow in the dark!

Posted on January 1, 2023

Living (and loving) Life

Have you ever heard of Yooperlites?

Well, no one else had either prior to one dark night in May 2017.

That’s the night a local rock collector named Erik Rintamaki saw the very first (to be discovered) Yooperlite rock lying among all the other rocks on a rocky Lake Superior beach in upper Michigan.

This particular rock stood out from all the rest because it was literally glowing in the dark under the glare of his ultraviolet flashlight.

[Read more…]

This mountain has been on fire for 6,000 years (but it isn’t a volcano)

Posted on December 28, 2022

Living (and loving) Life

139 miles north of Sydney, Australia lies Mount Wingen, a large hill that’s been smoldering and belching smoke from its summit for thousands of years.

Commonly called “Burning Mountain”, Mount Wingen isn’t a volcano as you might expect.

The never-ending supply of smoke and ash are actually produced by an underground coal fire that simply will not go out.

[Read more…]

Ever notice that the colors of double rainbows are reversed?

Posted on December 26, 2022

Living (and loving) Life

Rainbows are among nature’s most beautiful phenomena, and double rainbows are a rare and wonderful treat!

Although they are much rarer than single rainbows, chances are you’ve still seen one or more of them in the past.

If so, did you notice that the colors in the two rainbows are displayed in reverse order?

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