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Living (and loving) Life

I’m sure you’ll agree that the Internet has changed the world in many ways.

Most of those changes were for the better (in my humble opinion), but some of them were actually for the worse.

The Internet’s most awesome benefit is the way it lets us access needed information from home in seconds instead of having to drive across town to the library.

Nowadays you can instantly get an answer to most any question via a simple web search.

But unfortunately, the Internet also makes it a LOT easier for the scammers of the world to take advantage of unsuspecting victims.

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Check out Canada’s “spotted lake”

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If we Americans travel north we just might eventually encounter Spotted Lake.

And yes, “Spotted Lake” really is its actual name.

As you can see in the photo, this incredibly intriguing lake is aptly named because it’s surface really is spotted.

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The amazing life and work of Marie Curie

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“Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.”
-–John Dewey

If there’s one person in history that this quote fits to a “T”, it’s Marie Curie.  [Read more…]

Video: “Mr. Spaceman” by Marty Stuart & The Fabulous Superlatives

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Back in September 1966 a whimsical tune from The Byrds hit the airwaves. It was titled “Mr. Spaceman” and it was quite different from most of the popular songs of the day.

In a nutshell, Mr. Spaceman is the tale of extra-terrestrial visitors paying nightly visits to the singer’s local neighborhood.

But instead of the fellow being terrified of the aliens, he asks for a ride in their spaceship. Sadly, that request isn’t granted but the song is up-beat and leaves you feeling better none-the-less.  [Read more…]

Did you know pure water won’t conduct electricity?

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Living (and loving) Life

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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