Natural Wonders
White Sands National Monument
Do they still let you sand-ski in the park? Or are you only allowed to look at weapons of mass destruction?
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 03, 2009 -
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Category: Landmarks, Monuments, Sightseeing, North America, Natural Wonders, Weapons
Millions of Locusts
Millions of birds in flight are pretty, albeit just a little scary.
Millions of hungry bugs in flight are just plain scary!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 13, 2009 -
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Category: Insects and Spiders, Australia, Natural Wonders
Big Man Japan
Found by the inimitable Nick Jainschigg.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 01, 2009 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Movies, Reader Recommendation, Parody, Asia, Natural Wonders
Badger Song
The Badger Song - More amazing videos are a click away
In honor of Chuck's "Badger Whisperer" post.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 27, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Music, Cartoons, Natural Wonders
Eskimo pie variation
This seems to be part of an Omega3 ad, but it is short and sweet.Be careful out there!!
Posted By: gdanea - Sat Jul 18, 2009 -
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Category: Natural Wonders
Canadian Snake Mating
I'm sorry I did not learn about the annual snake mating in Manitoba until now, since the peak activity occured around Mother's Day. But maybe you can plan your trip for next year.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 05, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, North America, Natural Wonders
Monkey-eating Eagle
If I were a monkey and I saw a Phillipine Monkey-eating Eagle dive-bombing me, I'd probably die of a heart attack and save the eagle the trouble of killing me.Maybe even in my human state!
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 25, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, South Pacific, Natural Wonders
Beware the Worm Lizard!
Every day the news brings me reports of some horrible locale outside my safe and beloved New England, where people are subject to floods, volcanoes, earthquakes--and "worm lizards"...?!?Yes, it's not bad enough that the poor citizens of a certain region in Brazil have to battle flooding, they also have to contend with the evil Worm Lizard!
You can read about their troubles here. The key sentence:
Like 218,000 others across a swath of northern Brazil three times the size of Alaska, the neighbors have fled the worst rainfall and flooding in decades, braving newly formed rivers teeming with anacondas, alligators and legless reptiles known as "worm lizards" whose bite is excruciating.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 10, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Destruction, Disasters, Horror, South America, Natural Wonders, Weather
Snow Rollers
Who knew that a combination of snow and wind could create "snow rollers"? Not me. NOAA explains that snow rollers are "extremely rare because of the unique combination of snow, wind, temperature and moisture needed to create them. They form with light but sticky snow and strong (but not too strong) winds."(Thanks to Prof. Music)
Posted By: Alex - Sat Apr 18, 2009 -
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Category: Nature, Natural Wonders, Weather
Hippo Sweat Sunscreen
Would you slather yourself in hippo sweat to avoid sunburn? Even if you replied yes, perhaps you'd prefer that the unguent came in a tube, rather than straight off the back of a hippo.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 03, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Science, Body Fluids, Natural Wonders
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