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The joys of childhood

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“Time is a game played beautifully by children.”
     -–Heraclitus

Like most folks you probably have wonderful memories of your childhood, a time when worries were few and pleasures were many.

Running around the playground and having fun with friends, hopping on your bike and riding with the wind until the porch lights came on…not having to worry about how you’re going to pay your bills or deal with any of the troubles related to adulthood.  [Read more…]

Video: The amazing difference in the sizes of the objects in our solar system

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I have always been fascinated by the night sky and the objects that exist beyond our wonderful planet. And as you probably know, the number of objects that exist in the known universe is simply beyond human comprehension.

Just inside our own solar system there are numerous objects that vary greatly in size, from the tiniest asteroid to the sun, the massive star that holds all the others in place with her incredibly strong gravitational force.  [Read more…]

Like snow? If so, you’ll love this video!

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Are you the type of person that starts jumping up and down with glee at the sight of the first snowflake?

Do you love getting outside on a snowy day and playing around in deep snow?

If so, you need to take a trip to California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains sometime this winter.

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Q&A: How many websites are on the Internet right now?

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Question from Delaney: I was just wondering how many websites there are on the Internet today? I know it has to be an astronomical number.

Rick’s answer: You’re right, Delaney. It is an astronomical number indeed.

In fact, the researchers at Reboot Online estimate that there are over 11 billion of them!

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Video: Skiing on natural snow…in Hawaii!

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When you think about snow skiing places like Aspen, Colorado or Killington, Vermont probably come to mind.

But did you know that you can actually ski on real, nature-made snow in Hawaii? Well, you can. And plenty of people do.  [Read more…]