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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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Video: A perfect example of why you really need a dash cam in your vehicle

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Sometimes life throws a curveball that’s virtually impossible to hit, and one Florida man recently saw an unbelievable one coming right at him.

In a nutshell, he was charged with serious crimes that he didn’t commit and he likely would have been found guilty if his car hadn’t been equipped with front and rear dash cams.

Lucky for him, the cameras in his car captured the entire incident in clear detail.

Before you watch the video, let me say this…  [Read more…]

Video: How the Golden Gate Bridge was built

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These days we think very little about just how massively large structures are built. They just seem to go up with little effort thanks to the assistance of modern heavy machinery and their highly skilled operators.

But there was a time when designing and building immense structures was both extremely difficult and extremely dangerous. Lots of money and countless lives were lost during the building of the America that we know and love today.  [Read more…]