Category Archives: Knowledge

Last Chance in our Lifetime: Venus Travels Across Sun (Video)

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

Venus is due to take a trip across the sun, and you will be able to see this phenomenon in Australia as well as other parts of the world. On June 5 the world’s Western Hemisphere:  North America, north-western South … Continue reading →

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Sydney Harbour Bridge Turns 80: Australia (Video)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

It is the 80th Birthday of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia; I think it is very well known to most people, mainly because of the New Years Eve fireworks that are always held around the bridge and harbour. What … Continue reading →

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Moroccan Bow Lathe (Video)

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

No power required by this talented guy, Mostopher Dnouch does his trade in the Medina of the old Marrakech. Watch how he makes a chess piece with a bow lathe, really amazing.

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Seeds Buried 30,000 Years Ago Now Growing (Video)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Can you believe this, seeds from a plant that was buried by squirrels (I kid you not ) 30,000 years ago, was found in burrows of the Arctic ground squirrels in Siberia. I know it sounds a bit out there, … Continue reading →

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Prehistoric Embryo Found (Video)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

A prehistoric embryo was found still inside its mother. The 78 million year old fossil of a Polycotylus latippinus, which is a four flippered swimmer and classed as a reptile, was originally found back in 1987, on a Ranch in … Continue reading →

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Bionic Projects From Penguins (New Technology Video)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Fantastic technology. Using the knowledge that was learned from the making of the bionic penguin, other projects are now being built, some may even be able to be used at home, such as 3D printing. All this is being done … Continue reading →

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Rings Made by Dolphins/Whales/Volcanoes (Fun Video)

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

I thought this video was really facinating. Toroidal Vortices “Rings” produced by dolphins, beluga whales, humpback whales, volcanoes, hydrogen bombs and of course man. Watch the dolphines and the whales playing with the rings that they have created, really beautiful. … Continue reading →

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Hanging Coffins of Sagada:-Philippines (Video Included)

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

There are a few different places around the world that have hanging coffins. China, Indonesia and the Philippines. Sagada is in the Mountain Province of the Island of Luzon in the Philippines, and is located 275 km or about 171 … Continue reading →

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Crooked Forest (Mystery) Poland

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

Crooked Forest (or Krzywy Las), is a grove of oddly shaped pine trees, located outside the village of Nowe Czarnowo, in western Poland. It covers an area approx. 1.7 hectares. The trees are bent at an angle of approx 90 … Continue reading →

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Oldest Individual Tree in the World (Video)

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine, is a long-living species of tree found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States. The species is one of three closely related trees known as bristlecone pines and is sometimes known as the … Continue reading →

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