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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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Check out the world’s smallest inhabited island

Posted on December 25, 2022

Living (and loving) Life

The world’s smallest inhabited island is located in New York State, but it’s just a very short distance from the Canadian border.

This tiny island is basically just a rock sticking up out the St. Lawrence River between New York and Ontario.

According to Wikipedia (and multiple other sources), this tiny 3,300 square foot island has just enough room for a small cottage, one tree and a pair of deck chairs!

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The population of this one U.S. state almost equals the population of Canada

Posted on December 24, 2022

Living (and loving) Life

Our wonderful Canadian friends up north are blessed to live in one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

And Canada isn’t just beautiful, it’s also huge. In fact, of all the countries on planet Earth, only Russia is larger.

However, in spite of its massive size and awesome beauty, Canada has a relatively small population compared to many other countries.

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Did you know the first ambulance services were provided by funeral homes?

Posted on December 13, 2022

Living (and loving) Life

Most everyone is familiar with the distinctive look of the typical modern ambulance, but there was a time when ambulances looked much different.

Prior to the Civil War virtually all ambulance services existed to transport wounded soldiers from the battlefield to the nearest hospital or clinic.

Their extensive use during the Civil War made folks aware of just how beneficial ambulances could be to the general public.

When the first civilian ambulance services were created, guess who it was that stepped in to create most of them?

Funeral homes! And there’s a simple reason for that…

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Video: Watch this ‘Boogie Woogie Queen’ rock a public piano

Posted on November 30, 2022

Regular readers know I always feature a video at the end of every post I publish on this blog.

Some of those videos are inspirational and some are (hopefully) educational.

But every now and then I love posting one just because it’s fun to watch.

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