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Video: The amazing difference in the sizes of the objects in our solar system

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I have always been fascinated by the night sky and the objects that exist beyond our wonderful planet. And as you probably know, the number of objects that exist in the known universe is simply beyond human comprehension.

Just inside our own solar system there are numerous objects that vary greatly in size, from the tiniest asteroid to the sun, the massive star that holds all the others in place with her incredibly strong gravitational force.  [Read more…]

Like snow? If so, you’ll love this video!

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Are you the type of person that starts jumping up and down with glee at the sight of the first snowflake?

Do you love getting outside on a snowy day and playing around in deep snow?

If so, you need to take a trip to California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains sometime this winter.

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Video: Skiing on natural snow…in Hawaii!

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When you think about snow skiing places like Aspen, Colorado or Killington, Vermont probably come to mind.

But did you know that you can actually ski on real, nature-made snow in Hawaii? Well, you can. And plenty of people do.  [Read more…]

Watch a 10 year old Sierra Hull demonstrate her mandolin skills

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A while back I featured this video of mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull performing at the ripe old age 11 on the “Grand Ole Opry” with Allison Krauss & Union Station.

As you might expect, that video was quite well received by most everyone that saw it.

Well, I managed to find another awesome video of a young Sierra teaming up with another of her musical idols, the one and only Sam Bush.

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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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