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Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean The article describes the rift’s location as south of the Dabbahu volcano, which would put it here: African Desert Rift Confirmed As New Ocean In The Making In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed [...]
When the ground is covered in two feet of snow and you would imagine that every animal a fox eats is hibernating, what does a fox eat? Here’s the answer: You can see what the fox is hunting at the end of this video: This may help to explain the low incidence of obesity in [...]
Stuff that makes you go Hmmm #9 – The hairless bears
by Marshall Brain | November 5, 2009
This article prompts two questions: 1) Why are the bears losing their hair, which is a mystery right now, and 2) who thought bears would look so different without the hair? Who’s taken my fur coat? Vets baffled by bald bears with mystery condition The photos are remarkable because the animals don’t look like bears [...]
For just 16 million dollars, you can build a Bloodhound SSC. Sure, there are drawbacks. It doesn’t turn, and the fuel is pricey. But it can top 1,000 miles per hour. Will this be enough to beat the world’s land speed record? Tune in and find out.
In this episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck take a look at the advertising practice of product placement, from its origins to different types to classic examples in film and television.
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