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Video: Spectacular drone’s-eye view of Germany

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Our wonderful planet is graced with so many beautiful places and so much gorgeous scenery that it’s unlikely that we will ever have the opportunity to travel and see it all.

But thanks to the advent of digital cameras and drones, we can now enjoy much of the beauty the world has to offer right from the comfort of our own homes.

Today I’ll be sharing a fantastic video that showcases the awesome scenery of Germany via some of the finest drone-captured video I have ever seen.  [Read more…]

Nostalgic video: Western Auto commercial from 1979

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You’d be hard-pressed to find a Western Auto store today but when I was a youngster there was a Western Auto in just about every small town in America.

I loved those stores because they sold all kinds of stuff in addition to the usual automotive gear indicated by their name.

I was 4 years old (or thereabouts) when my family made our first visit to the Western Auto store in the small town of Amelia, Virginia. Well, that was the first Western Auto visit that I can remember anyway.  [Read more…]

Video: How mountain goats seemingly defy gravity

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If you’re a fan of nature shows you’ve probably seen videos showing herds of seemingly fearless mountain goats climbing near-vertical rock cliffs.

And if you’re like me you probably wondered how those supremely sure-footed creatures keep from slipping off the cliffs and falling to their deaths.

Well, there are at least three reasons why mountain goats are able to climb the steepest of rock faces without falling to their demise:  [Read more…]

Video: From Darkness to Light (Earth as seen from the International Space Station)

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Thanks to the wonders of modern technology and space travel we now know what our home planet looks like from afar.

The video I’m sharing with you today gives you the very same views of our amazing Earth that the astronauts aboard the International Space Station enjoy as they orbit around it at a height of 250 miles.  [Read more…]

Fascinating facts about Lake Superior

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If you’re from the United States or Canada you probably know Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes, as well as the largest lake in the western hemisphere.

That’s why it’s called “Lake Superior”, after all.

But other than those basic facts, most folks are unaware of just how “superior” this massive body of water really is.

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