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As part of North Carolina’s famed “Research Triangle” and the home of Duke University, the city of Durham, North Carolina is considered by many to be among the most technologically advanced cities in America.
But guess what? It’s also home to a bridge that could well hold the world record for having the most trucks crash into it. [Read more…]
I’m sure you’ve probably seen those videos where folks literally run up the sides of buildings, vault across fences and perform various other acrobatic feats that seem to defy the laws of physics.
Well, those aren’t trick videos. People really do those kinds of things, and occasionally they capture the action on video.
Activities of that sort are referred to as Parkour, and they can get fairly intense. [Read more…]
If you’re trying to decide where to go on your next vacation, I have a recommendation for you…
Why not embark on a leisurely Carolina lighthouse road trip?
The coasts of North and South Carolina are dotted with over two dozen historic and scenic lighthouses, several of which are still in operation today.
If you’re a lighthouse lover you can easily visit them all simply by driving up or down the Carolina coast. [Read more…]
Chances are you’re familiar with several stories about giants, including the biblical Goliath who the young lad David slew with a single stone hurled from his trusty slingshot.
According to his description in 1 Samuel 17, Goliath’s incredible height was “six cubits and a span”. That equates to a mind-boggling 9 feet and 9 inches.
I know, it’s hard to imagine a human being ever managing to grow to a height of 9 feet. After all, even the tallest NBA players are over a foot shorter than that.
But truth be told, on extremely rare occasions humans do grow to about that height. [Read more…]
Ask any 5th grader what year the Civil War ended and you’ll likely be told 1865. A quick bit of math will tell you that was 156 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.