Have you ever sat and contemplated the vastness of the universe?
As you well know, we earthlings inhabit a single planet that orbits a single star.
But consider this…
Did you know albino animals have counterparts that are solid black?
You’re probably aware that some animals are albino which makes them solid white in color.
But did you know there’s an opposite of the albino trait that makes the animals that have it (more or less) solid black?
If you love our amazing planet, check out Belize’s ‘Great Blue Hole’!
As you surely know, our amazing planet has some truly incredible natural geological features.
One of the most beautiful and intriguing features in all the world is the iconic “Great Blue Hole” located just off the coast of Belize.
This almost perfectly round hole is incredibly large. In fact, its diameter at the mouth is a whopping 1,043 feet and it’s 407 feet deep!
Guess what? The ‘twinkling’ stars you see in the night sky aren’t really twinkling at all.
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!
Check out ‘Just Enough Room Island’ – the smallest inhabited island in the world!
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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