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Do giants really exist? The answer is actually yes.

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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…]

Video: How Boston Dynamics is Building a Robot Empire

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As you probably know, robots have been working in factories and warehouses for decades now, performing tasks ranging from assembly line construction to precision welding, and more.

But the robots being developed by a company called Boston Dynamics are an entirely new breed.

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The population of this one U.S. state almost equals the population of Canada

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Our wonderful Canadian friends up north are blessed to live in one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

And Canada isn’t just beautiful, it’s also huge. In fact, of all the countries on planet Earth, only Russia is larger.

However, in spite of its massive size and awesome beauty, Canada has a relatively small population compared to many other countries.

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Video: Master guitarist Tommy Emmanuel plays an awesome Beatles medley

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Tommy Emmanuel

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Tommy Emmanuel is probably the best guitar player that most folks have never heard of.

He started playing guitar in his native Australia as a youngster after hearing the late, great Chet Atkins work his instrumental magic over the radio, and he has never looked back since.

What sets Tommy apart from the world’s other great musicians are his obviously deep love of performing and his almost unique ability to make a single acoustic guitar sound like an entire band.  [Read more…]

Ever see a jet land or take off at St Maarten? Watch this…

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Frequent flyers know there are some pretty unique (and scary) airports in various places around the world.

One airport that has always fascinated me is Princess Juliana International Airport serving the Caribbean island nation of St Maarten.

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