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Video: Spectacular drone’s-eye view of Germany

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Our wonderful planet is graced with so many beautiful places and so much gorgeous scenery that it’s unlikely that we will ever have the opportunity to travel and see it all.

But thanks to the advent of digital cameras and drones, we can now enjoy much of the beauty the world has to offer right from the comfort of our own homes.

Today I’ll be sharing a fantastic video that showcases the awesome scenery of Germany via some of the finest drone-captured video I have ever seen.  [Read more…]

The incredibly massive scale of our solar system

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To us humans living on the surface of the Earth, our planet seems quite huge. And it really is in relation to the distances most of us travel during the terrestrial trips we make on foot, by bike, by car, by boat, by train, by plane…

But truth be told, the Earth is but a speck amongst the stars and all of the other countless creations in the universe.

Have you ever pondered just how large the universe must be?  [Read more…]

Reminder: Not everything you see or read on the Internet is true

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Back in pre-Internet days if you needed to research something you probably headed to the library and pored through stacks of encyclopedias, magazines and various other printed materials looking for the info you needed.

Needless to say, doing research that “old-fashioned” way was quite tedious and time-consuming.

But in today’s connected world we can research most any topic or current event with just a quick Google search.

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Video: Gorgeous autumn nature scenes from around the world

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Spring and fall are my favorite seasons of the year because they add vibrant colors back to the bland landscapes of late winter and late summer.

The sad thing about spring and fall are their short durations compared to the other seasons. While their beauty is incredible, it is also fairly short-lived.

Today’s video features a whopping four hours of some of the most beautiful footage you’ll ever see of awesome autumn landscapes.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why do we always see the same side of the moon?

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Question from Danielle:  I have what’s probably a really stupid question.

Why do we always see the same side of the moon?

I was pointing out the “man in the moon” to my 7 year old daughter when I realized he’s always there every time I look up at the moon.

Why do we always see that same side of the moon and never the other side?  [Read more…]