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Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t? Are you kidding me???

Posted on April 3, 2024

Living (and loving) Life

I’ve spent my entire life thinking I knew what a berry was, but it turns out I was wrong.

Apparently lots of things that I thought were berries really aren’t, and lots of things that I thought weren’t berries are!

According to the folks at LiveScience and Wikipedia, a fruit must have the following characteristics in order to be classified as a berry:  [Read more…]

Why American dollars are commonly referred to as ‘bucks’

Posted on March 24, 2024

Living (and loving) Life

I’m sure you’re familiar with the most common slang term that’s used for American dollars.

Yep, that’s right. It’s “bucks”.

As in “I sure could use an extra 20 bucks right now!“.

Have you ever wondered how using the term “bucks” to describe money came about?

[Read more…]

Are you a fathead? Well…

Posted on March 22, 2024

Living (and loving) Life

Has anyone ever called you a “fathead”? If so, I’m afraid they were absolutely right.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you really are a fathead (and so am I – as well as every other human being on planet Earth).

It’s long been known that approximately 60% of the human brain consists of fatty tissue, making the brain the “fattiest” organ in the entire body.

[Read more…]

Did you know there are at least 40 species of flying fish? Yes, really!

Posted on March 19, 2024

Photo credit: Mike Prince.

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I’m sure you’re well aware that fish swim in water and birds fly in the air. I mean, that’s some pretty basic info, right?

But did you know that some species of fish can actually fly in the air amongst the ever-present low-flying waterfowl?

[Read more…]

Timelapse video: Northern Lights over Alaska

Posted on March 11, 2024

Living (and loving) Life

I’ve featured several videos of the aurora (aka Northern and Southern Lights) over the years because I really enjoy seeing them myself and I know that many of you enjoy them as well.

Today’s time-lapse video features the awesome beauty of the Northern Lights as they dance brightly in the skies above Delta Junction, Alaska.  [Read more…]

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