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Video: Paul Harvey’s short, but very intriguing history of the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life”

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Paul Harvey

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As I mentioned here, the late radio and television commentator Paul Harvey was a master storyteller.

He just had a knack for taking a topic that everyone thought they knew inside and out and adding a completely new twist to it.

Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Mr. Harvey entertained the masses with numerous stories that left one thinking “How did I not know that?”

Well, today’s video features a true “Rest Of The Story” classic.  [Read more…]

Surprise! The world suddenly has a new ‘largest city’

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Tokyo, Japan: No longer the world’s largest city

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As you probably know, Japan’s capitol city of Tokyo has long been recognized as the world’s largest city in terms of population.

Well, that has apparently changed according to a Newsweek story that recently caught my eye.

The title of “World’s Largest City” now belongs to Jakarta, Indonesia.  [Read more…]

5 things I never expected to find on Amazon

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If you’ve ever spent any time shopping on Amazon you’re probably aware of the mind-boggling selection of items you can find on there.

But if you’re like me, there are probably some things that you’d never expect to find on the equivalent of an Internet “big box” store.

Well, every now and then I like to peruse the offerings on Amazon to see what unusual (and very unexpected items) they happen to be selling at the time. Here are five that just might blow your mind: [Read more…]

How long is a day? How about a year? Well, it depends…

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One of the first things we learn as youngsters is how long a day and a year is. After all, birthdays wouldn’t make much sense without this basic understanding of time. And as you surely know, kids are all about birthdays.

Here on planet Earth, one day is roughly 24 hours in length and one year is roughly 365 days.

But the lengths of the days and years on other planets are vastly different than here on Earth. And in some cases, they are mind-bogglingly different.  [Read more…]

Video: If the drone didn’t capture this, no one would believe it

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Our amazing world is absolutely full of things you and I have never seen before, and many of those things are almost beyond belief.

Every country in the world has both natural and man-made creations that no other country has along with its own unique (and sometimes off-the-wall) customs.  [Read more…]