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Which Time Zone is used at the South Pole?

Posted on October 17, 2023

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Living (and loving) Life

As you probably know, all of our planet’s longitudinal lines (also known as meridians) converge at the geographic South Pole.

For that reason, the South Pole doesn’t have an officially designated Time Zone.

However, there is indeed a specific Time Zone in use there…

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Can you imagine seeing snowflakes the size of a dinner plate?

Posted on October 16, 2023

Living (and loving) Life

If you live in a place where snow falls in the winter you’re probably used to seeing those fluffy white flakes falling from the sky.

What you might not know is they can actually be quite large.

In fact, the largest snowflake ever reported by reliable witnesses was a whopping 15 inches in diameter!

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The Terminator: The ‘line’ where day meets night

Posted on October 15, 2023

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As the earth spins on its axis, half of the planet’s surface is always facing the sun (day) while the other half is dark (night).

This line where day and night meet is called the terminator, and it’s quite interesting indeed.

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FYI: Honey will never spoil. Yes, really.

Posted on October 10, 2023

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I’m sure you’re well aware of the fact that food items will spoil or go bad after a certain amount of time has passed.

But did you know honey won’t spoil or otherwise “go bad”?

Well, it won’t. Ever.

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Did you know the last Civil War era pensioner didn’t pass away until 2020? Yes, really.

Posted on September 14, 2023

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Ask any 5th grader what year the Civil War ended and you’ll likely be told 1865 – that’s roughly 150 years ago.

Ask any American of any age when the last Civil War-era pensioner passed away and they’ll likely guess some time around the mid-1900s.

But guess what? They would be wrong. In fact, they would be very wrong.

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