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Yooperlites: Rocks that naturally glow in the dark!

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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.

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Check out the world’s smallest inhabited island

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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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Amazing video: Dramatic up-close drone footage of a volcano blowing its top

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Every now and then we see a news report of someone being killed because they ventured too close to an active volcano. The old saying “What were they thinking?” always comes to mind every time that happens.

Volcanoes are among the most dangerous and destructive of all the Earth’s natural phenomena, but they are also among the most intriguing and beautiful as well.  [Read more…]

Video: The world’s most beautiful and intriguing waterfalls

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I don’t know about you but I have always found waterfalls to be among the most beautiful and intriguing things in nature.

Between the majestic falls of Niagara to the small, yet gorgeous mountain waterfalls found all around the world, one could never live long enough to visit them all.

The short video below offers a quick look at several of the world’s most beautiful and intriguing waterfalls.  [Read more…]

Video: Do you remember the great Hawaiian blizzard of 2021?

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Snow on the ground in Hawaii

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Did you hear about the terrible blizzard that struck Hawaii back in 2021?

No, I didn’t horribly misspell North Dakota, Minnesota or Alaska. I really did mean Hawaii.

As I mentioned in this post, the big island of Hawaii receives snow on its two highest volcanic peaks every winter, and the winter of 2021-2022 turned out to be quite a doozy.

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