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Did you know pure water won’t conduct electricity?

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Chances are you’ve been warned about the danger of using electrical appliances near a bathtub or swimming when a thunderstorm is in the area.

Well, there’s a good reason for that warning…

If an appliance or a lightning bolt were to come into contact with water you could be easily be electrocuted if you happen to be in contact with the water when the electrical current strikes it.

But what if I told you the water involved in such an electrocution isn’t really what facilitated the deadly shock?

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The Rest of the Story: The poor boy with the out-of-tune guitar

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Paul Harvey

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The late, great Paul Harvey worked in radio and television for decades bringing “news and commentary” to the masses.

A born storyteller, Mr. Harvey just had a knack for touching the hearts and stirring the minds of his audience.

As a youngster, I enjoyed all of his broadcasts, but the ones I loved the most were his short, but always interesting “The Rest of the Story” series.  [Read more…]

The first company to sponsor ‘The Flintstones’ just might shock you

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My, how times have changed.

Back in the Stone Age (circa when I was a little boy), it wasn’t all that unusual to see kids buying and smoking cigarettes, often with the knowledge and consent of their parents.

And I’m not talking about teenagers, either. Actual kids were sometimes allowed to purchase and smoke cigarettes during that era.

All you needed was 50 cents to drop into a cigarette vending machine (yes, cigarette vending machines were everywhere back then).  [Read more…]

Do you know the differences between a graveyard and a cemetery?

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A church and its associated graveyard

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Most folks use the terms cemetery and graveyard interchangeably, but did you know they are actually very different things?

Yes, they are both plots of ground where people are laid to rest after they pass on, but there are several very important differences between the two…  [Read more…]

Would you travel the world’s most dangerous road?

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I’ve done a lot of traveling in my time on planet Earth, and I’ve either driven or ridden on some roads that I hope I never have to travel down again.

If you’re the adventurous type you might want to give the Himalayan mountain road featured in this video a try.

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