The words carat and karat are similar-sounding words, but they refer to two entirely different things. The carat is the standard unit of measurement for the weight of gemstones, while ...
nature
It’s a common misconception that brown eggs are somehow better than white eggs. In fact, brown eggs aren’t any healthier than white eggs, but eggs, in general, are not all ...
Lightning is one of nature’s most amazing and potentially deadly events. Most lightning lasts for one to two seconds and travels a few miles, but two record-breaking lightning bolts shattered ...
There happens to be a fish that lives in one of the hottest, most inhospitable environments in the world. What is even more amazing is that this particular fish only ...
One of the greatest temperature drop in 24 hours in the United States took place in Browning, Montana, on January 23, 1916. The temperature started at 44 °F (6.7 °C) ...
Water is the most abundant substance on Earth and vital to our existence. Here are some facts to think about when you’re enjoying that next cold drink of water. 68.7% ...
Ruppell’s griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii) There is a bird that flies so high that it can rival the height of commercial air travel. This was witnessed in 1973 when a ...
The American Discovery Trail We’ve all heard of the famous Appalachian Trail that runs from Georgia to Maine and vice versa, but there is another trail that is even longer ...
The opossum often gets maligned as being nothing but common vermin that resembles a large rat. While the image of the opossum doesn’t help its cause, it is a quite ...
The Coco de mer palm, native to the Seychelles off the coast of Africa, has the largest seed in the plant kingdom. A single one of the plant’s seeds can ...
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