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Shape of Eclipse Burned into Woman’s Retinas
Observing the Sun without adequate protection can be disastrous. One viewer of August’s total solar eclipse ended up with eye damage in the exact shape of the Sun. Like many Americans, 26-year-old Nia Payne headed outside when the Moon passed in front of the Sun earlier this year and looked up at the slowly diminishing crescent in the sky. After … Continue reading
Hunter Killed by the Boar He Was Trying to Kill in Germany
I know there may be some out there that find it ‘enjoyable’ to shoot animals but I’m not one of them…I think this is great to see animals defending themselves! via Lad Bible: A German hunter has died after being gored by a wild boar that he was attempting to shoot. Police in the north-eastern town of Greifswald have announced … Continue reading
Tomb of Jesus Much Older than Previously Thought – Study
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is now thought to date back more than 1,700 years. The tomb, which many believe to be the final resting place of Jesus himself, was previously thought to date back around 1,000 years to the time of the Crusades. Now though, new tests carried out by researchers at the National Technical University … Continue reading
Findings Tell A Different Tale of Earths Past Civilizations
Earth: the little blue planet that we call home. It has faithfully orbited the sun for nearly 6 billion years and has weathered many changes throughout that incomprehensible amount of time. And even though scientists and researchers have learned a great deal about the history of earth, there are still more questions than there are answers at this point. Humans … Continue reading
A Few Thanksgiving Myths, Facts and Misconceptions
There are a lot of misconceptions out there about the Thanksgiving Holiday. Somehow, the old stories have blended or have been distorted, and the picture that we envision when we think about the first Thanksgiving is not a true picture at all. For every misconception, there is a fact. Maybe this will help replace some of those false pictures with … Continue reading
Boy Can Rotate His Head 180 Degrees to Look Directly Behind Him
Muhammad Sameer Khan from Karachi, a freaky 14-year-old Pakistani, is making ‘head turns’. He rotates his head a complete 180 degrees to look directly behind him like an owl and can also rotate his shoulders by 360 degrees. If he keeps up this extreme flexibility, he will probably play roles in Hollywood horror movies. strangesounds IF YOU ENJOY THIS SITE … Continue reading
Mind Blowing 3D Pedestrian Crossing Rolled Out in Icelandic Town to Tackle Speeding
A 3D zebra crossing has been rolled out in the Icelandic town of Ísafjörður in the hope that the optical illusion will impel drivers to slow down. The creative road markings were installed after Icelandic environmental commissioner Ralf Trylla was inspired by a similar project in New Delhi, India aimed at tackling speeding. Trylla enlisted local Icelandic contractor Vegmálun GÍH … Continue reading
Dog Nurses and Cares for Leopard Cub
A golden retriever named Tessie adopted a newly born female African leopard in Sadgorod zoo in Russia’s Vladivostok. Zoo staff decided to take the cub from the biological mother, because she had killed her newborns on a previous occasion. Tessie has four of own newborn puppies, but she did not reject the foundling. The dog feeds and licks the little … Continue reading
Reality Fading: Are We Living Haunted Empty Lives?
‘Fear has many eyes And can see things underground’ ~Cervantes, Don Quixote The world as we know it has gone from being flat to round; from being the center of the universe to the center of the solar system; from being animistic and supernatural to red in tooth and claw; from being particle-atomic to wavy-quantum. And now we are disappearing … Continue reading
Jimmy Kimmel Suggests Something That May End Trump’s ‘Twitter Storms’, Fidget Spinners!
Tired of US President Donald Trump’s provocative tweeting? Late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel has a novel solution: fidget spinners to keep the presidential fingers busy. While the popular ball-bearing-based toys are reportedly able to alleviate anxiety and stress in people with neurological disorders like autism and ADHD, Kimmel seemed mostly concerned with their ability to keep Trump distracted by … Continue reading
