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Bloody Mountain: A Prominent Peak in Eastern California

Bloody Mountain is a prominent peak in eastern California, located in the Sierra Nevada, just one mile south east of Mammoth Lakes (Mono County) in the southwestern United States....

Eastern Wood-Pewee Song: The Melodic Sounds Captivates Bird Enthusiasts

Eastern Wood-Pewee Song, and then, after an unreasonably long pause, he adds, peer! Whistle with the acquainted run...

Prothonotary Warbler: The Dazzling Bird You Need to See in North America

The protonotary warbler is one of the most striking wood warblers in North America. It intrigues and delights...

Black Drongo – Black Bird With a Distinctive Forked Tail

All black, the black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird.  This blackbird belongs to the...

Cathay Quince – A Fruiting and Medicinal Tree

History and origin: Cathay quince (Chaenomeles cathayensis) is a fruiting and medicinal tree native to central China. Among the...

Saudi Arabia Highway 10: World’s Longest Straight Road

Saudi Arabia's Highway 10 holds the amazing distinction of being the longest straight road in the world.   Everyone loves curving and twisting roads, but...

Pink Dolphin: The Mythical Looking Creature

Have you ever see a Pink Dolphin? Probably your answer will be “NO”. But here, you can see Pink Dolphin is a mythical-looking creature...

James Scott intentionally created a 14,000-acre flood to prevent his wife from returning home so he could continue having parties.

In 1993, a man named James Scott purposefully broke a levee, causing a large flood of the Mississippi River, to prevent his wife from...

A Rare 2,000 Years Old Collection of Coins Discovered in Mohenjo Daro

A Rare 2,000-Year-Old Collection of Coins Discovered in Mohenjo Daro. Just imagine having a rare piece of coins in your hands—something that has endured...

Orazio Vecchi 1551-1605

Orazio Vecchi (vek'-ke) was born in Modena (Italia). He obtained his musical instruction from the monk, Salvatore Essenga, well known for his compositions; a...

The Ancient Ceremonial Bowl at Sarmizegetusa Regia

In the Telescope Mystery, did the Geto Dacians learn about mirrors formed from a reflective liquid over 2000 years ago? The ancients practiced alchemy, such as vaporizing mercury to obtain gold. However, mercury was also used in reflecting telescopes. Similarly, the Geto Dacian...

Major Oak: Large English oak (Quercus robur)

Robin Hood’s Oak Sherwood Forest, England 1908. The Major Oak is a growing English oak (Quercus robur) located near the settlement of Edwinstowe in...

Xolos: Most Ancient Dog Breeds in World

Xolos are one of the world's oldest ancient dog breeds, originally from Mexico. Huge ears, a hairless appearance, and a beautiful, regal body define...

Mind-blowing Gold Bar Discovered from a Treasure Ship that sank in 1622 AD

A precious 5-pound solid gold bar with mint marks was discovered from the Spanish treasure ship 'Atocha' that sank in 1622 AD. The Spanish...

What Causes Lightning and Thunder

It is interesting to know what causes lightning and thunder. Lightning and thunder are due to the giant electrical show inside storm clouds. Contrary...