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If you watch or listen to the news you’re probably amazed at some of the reports you hear about snow storms dropping massive amounts of snow in a short period of time.
And depending on where you live, you might even have your own “deep snow” stories to tell. [Read more…]
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A while back I shared this video featuring what many consider to be the most dangerous road in the world.
I asked readers if they would feel comfortable travelling that road, and the responses I received ranged from “Not on your life!” to “In a heartbeat!“.
Today’s video features a virtual bus ride on one of India’s narrowest, and most dangerous one-lane mountain roads. [Read more…]
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Question from Jane: I recently saw on the news that two navy jets had crashed into each other.
One of the planes managed to land safely but the pilot of the other plane was violently ejected from his plane by the force of the crash.
He fell about 2,000 feet without his parachute ever opening. Sadly, he didn’t survive.
That got my husband to wondering if anyone has ever survived a fall from such great heights without using a parachute, and now I’m wondering the same thing.
Do you know if such a thing has ever happened? [Read more…]
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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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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!