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The town of Utqiagvik, Alaska (formerly Barrow) is located 320 miles north of the arctic circle, making it the northernmost city in the entire United States.
This is a part of the world in which the sun never sets in the summer and never rises in the winter.
And if you’re a fan of snow, there’s a chance that you could see it falling on any day of the year. [Read more…]
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Most everyone is familiar with the North Star.
After all, it’s been guiding mariners across the seas and travelers across the continents for ages.
And if you were paying attention in science class you probably know the official name of the North Star is Polaris.
But here’s something you probably don’t know: Polaris isn’t just the one star that we see when we gaze at the night sky and see the North Star… [Read more…]
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As a youngster, I really loved the game of baseball.
I could rattle off all manner of obscure stats about the leading Major League players, and I could name all the players on my favorite teams, right down to the rarely-seen bench warmers.
In fact, I could even name even quite a few of the hopefuls that were working their way up through the Minors.
Of course like all baseball fans I had my favorite players, and one of my favorites of all time was Yankee great Yogi Berra. [Read more…]
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The colorful auroras must surely be among the most magnificent phenomena in all of nature.
The night skies above the far northern and far southern regions of our amazing planet put on some rather spectacular shows that really must be seen in person in order to fully appreciate their beauty.
But sadly, a trip to one of the poles simply isn’t in the cards for most folks.
Fortunately, we have numerous time-lapse videos that can bring the beauty of the auroras right into our homes. [Read more…]
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Did you know there are people who quite literally cannot feel pain?
These people have an extremely rare and intriguing condition called Congenital Insensitivity to Pain, or CIP for short.
Just how rare is CIP? Well, it’s so rare that only a couple dozen people in the entire world have it at any one time.
You’re probably thinking those folks are extremely lucky, but as it turns out most of them would likely disagree…