tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34737241643642930272024-03-12T19:39:06.603-07:00getStunnedUnleash your eyes for unusual discoverieslstrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04456709481040375448noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473724164364293027.post-42547852756117545622020-07-15T17:51:00.003-07:002022-12-27T17:57:20.195-08:00Top 10 Unexplained Phenomena<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>What Science Can't Explain</b></h3>
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Science is powerful, but there is much it can’t explain. And when people see, hear or believe something that is not explained, science finds itself trying to prove things don’t exist, and that’s truly impossible. In this page, you’ll learn more about some of the most common inexplicable phenomena — from ghosts to supposed man-like beasts, from incredible experiences at the line between life and death to amazing but unexplained feats of the mind itself. How much of this is real? We’ll let you decide</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><h2 id="the-taos-hum">The Taos Hum</h2><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><p class="vanilla-image-block"><source alt="Photo" class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qdqgJWb69Wg9hChX4niVj5.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qdqgJWb69Wg9hChX4niVj5.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qdqgJWb69Wg9hChX4niVj5-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qdqgJWb69Wg9hChX4niVj5-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qdqgJWb69Wg9hChX4niVj5-970-80.jpg.webp 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/webp"></source></p><figcaption class="pull-" itemprop="caption description"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Bh_x4xm1oE/Xw-imIuwfLI/AAAAAAAAUxQ/xEDZGEhFgnEOS2-ok4mhcs_k4p7cD_6lACLcBGAsYHQ/s601/1.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="601" height="326" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Bh_x4xm1oE/Xw-imIuwfLI/AAAAAAAAUxQ/xEDZGEhFgnEOS2-ok4mhcs_k4p7cD_6lACLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h326/1.png" width="625" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="caption-text">Photo </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Bobak Ha'Eri)<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="caption-text"></span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"></span></figcaption></figure><p>Some
residents and visitors in the small city of Taos, New Mexico, have for
years been annoyed and puzzled by a mysterious and faint low-frequency
hum in the desert air.</p><aside class="hawk-placeholder" data-render-type="fte" data-result="missing" data-skip="dealsy" data-widget-id="1367147264959444500" data-widget-type="seasonal"></aside><p>Oddly,
only about 2 percent of Taos residents report hearing the sound. Some
believe it is caused by unusual acoustics; others suspect mass hysteria
or some secret, sinister purpose. Whether described as a whir, hum, or
buzz and whether psychological, natural, or supernatural no one has yet
been able to locate the sound's origin. Thing is, a <a class="hawk-link-parsed" data-component-tracked="1" href="/43519-taos-hum.html">survey revealed</a>
that those who claim to hear the sounds actually hear many different
sounds, suggesting the experiences may be subjective, not actually
objective sounds (and pretty certainly not one particular sound).</p><p>The next item on our list could fill big shoes if it had to. Guess what it is?</p><h2 id="bigfoot">Bigfoot</h2><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><p class="vanilla-image-block"><source alt="bigfoot" class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FouvVhYxy8YvHk3C8gVAQS.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FouvVhYxy8YvHk3C8gVAQS.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FouvVhYxy8YvHk3C8gVAQS-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FouvVhYxy8YvHk3C8gVAQS-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FouvVhYxy8YvHk3C8gVAQS-970-80.jpg.webp 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/webp"></source><source alt="bigfoot" class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FouvVhYxy8YvHk3C8gVAQS.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FouvVhYxy8YvHk3C8gVAQS.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FouvVhYxy8YvHk3C8gVAQS-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FouvVhYxy8YvHk3C8gVAQS-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FouvVhYxy8YvHk3C8gVAQS-970-80.jpg 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/jpeg"></source></p><figcaption class="pull-" itemprop="caption description"><span class="caption-text"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ofv_RkNxHzg/Xw-jE61pcYI/AAAAAAAAUyU/-tkZnFS9M9UWMDIfAD6poS1H47mVnkkngCLcBGAsYHQ/s619/2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ofv_RkNxHzg/Xw-jE61pcYI/AAAAAAAAUyU/-tkZnFS9M9UWMDIfAD6poS1H47mVnkkngCLcBGAsYHQ/w349-h400/2.png" width="349" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="caption-text">A frame from the film by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin</span></td></tr></tbody></table>. </span></figcaption></figure><p>For
decades, large, hairy, manlike beasts called Bigfoot have occasionally
been reported by eyewitnesses across America. Despite the thousands of
Bigfoot that must exist for a breeding population, not a single body has
been found. Not one has been killed by a hunter, struck dead by a
speeding car, or even died of natural causes. In the absence of hard
evidence like teeth or bones, support comes down to eyewitness sightings
and ambiguous photos and films.</p><p>Since it is logically impossible
to prove a universal negative, science will never be able to prove that
creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster do not exist, and it is
possible that these mysterious beasts lurk far from prying eyes. Call
us skeptical, and check out our <a class="hawk-link-parsed" data-component-tracked="1" href="/24598-bigfoot.html">complete story about Bigfoot</a>.</p><h2 id="intuition">Intuition</h2><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_yOP4j-rQZQ/Xw-jLYlHFPI/AAAAAAAAUyY/mHUS_V7p8xgs3UVpoCLtiQkTFCcLq40sQCLcBGAsYHQ/s537/3.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="537" height="331" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_yOP4j-rQZQ/Xw-jLYlHFPI/AAAAAAAAUyY/mHUS_V7p8xgs3UVpoCLtiQkTFCcLq40sQCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h331/3.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: © Goldenkb | Dreamstime.com)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="vanilla-image-block"><source alt="CEO and employees" class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jEBaRpFNPdgmeF3EqN4YmQ.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jEBaRpFNPdgmeF3EqN4YmQ.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jEBaRpFNPdgmeF3EqN4YmQ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jEBaRpFNPdgmeF3EqN4YmQ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jEBaRpFNPdgmeF3EqN4YmQ-970-80.jpg.webp 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/webp"></source></p></figure><p>Whether
we call it gut feelings, a 'sixth sense,' or something else, we have
all experienced intuition at one time or another. Of course, gut
feelings are often wrong (how many times during aircraft turbulence have
you been sure your plane was going down?), but they do seem to be right
much of the time. Psychologists note that people subconsciously pick up
information about the world around us, leading us to seemingly sense or
know information without knowing exactly how or why we know it. But
cases of intuition are difficult to prove or study, and psychology may
only be part of the answer.</p><p>If your intuition is telling you that the next slide is about mysterious disappearances, you're right!</p><h2 id="mysterious-disappearances">Mysterious Disappearances</h2><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><p class="vanilla-image-block"><source alt="psychic powers" class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dm7ssUE3ztj86fNodTMLL.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dm7ssUE3ztj86fNodTMLL.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dm7ssUE3ztj86fNodTMLL-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dm7ssUE3ztj86fNodTMLL-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dm7ssUE3ztj86fNodTMLL-970-80.jpg.webp 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/webp"></source></p><figcaption class="pull-" itemprop="caption description"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dR6ruFtvPks/Xw-jViYgN5I/AAAAAAAAUyg/nckRFgn89HcYFDvNgcQaoc7eVu35cxwUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s540/4.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="540" height="329" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dR6ruFtvPks/Xw-jViYgN5I/AAAAAAAAUyg/nckRFgn89HcYFDvNgcQaoc7eVu35cxwUQCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h329/4.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: © Goldenkb | Dreamstime.com)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="caption-text"><br />Families of missing persons sometimes consult psychics when they feel the police aren't doing enough. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: © Benjamin Haas | Dreamstime.com)</span></figcaption></figure><p>People
disappear for various reasons. Most are runaways, some succumb to
accident, a few are abducted or killed, but most are eventually found.
Not so with the truly mysterious disappearances. From the crew of the
Marie Celeste to Jimmy Hoffa, Amelia Earhart, and Natalee Holloway, some
people seem to have vanished without a trace. When missing persons are
found, it is always through police work, confession, or accident never
by 'psychic detectives'). But when the evidence is lacking and leads are
lost, even police and forensic science can't always solve the crime.</p><p>One word about our next slide: Boo!</p><h2 id="ghosts">Ghosts</h2><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><p class="vanilla-image-block"><source alt="Paranormal Haunting" class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R7W5FxrZa2UUMTwQcsGVFf.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R7W5FxrZa2UUMTwQcsGVFf.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R7W5FxrZa2UUMTwQcsGVFf-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R7W5FxrZa2UUMTwQcsGVFf-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R7W5FxrZa2UUMTwQcsGVFf-970-80.jpg.webp 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/webp"></source></p></figure><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKPquCNzLL4/Xw-jhLif1II/AAAAAAAAUyo/4V-qu3RMo_wGIXlEBCIThrEzpupkcNLWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s537/5.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="537" height="331" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKPquCNzLL4/Xw-jhLif1II/AAAAAAAAUyo/4V-qu3RMo_wGIXlEBCIThrEzpupkcNLWQCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h331/5.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: © Michal Bednarek | Dreamstime.com)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>From
the Shakespeare play "MacBeth" to the NBC show "Medium," spirits of the
dead have long made an appearance in our culture and folklore. Many
people have reported seeing apparitions of both shadowy strangers and
departed loved ones. Though definitive proof for the <a class="hawk-link-parsed" data-component-tracked="1" href="/26697-are-ghosts-real.html">existence of ghosts</a>
remains elusive, sincere eyewitnesses continue to report seeing,
photographing, and even communicating with ghosts. Ghost investigators
hope to one day prove that the dead can contact the living, providing a
final answer to the mystery.</p><p>Our next mystery is not about ghosts. Our next mystery is not about ghosts. Wait a minute? Haven't I read that before somewhere?</p><h2 id="deja-vu">Deja vu</h2><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><p class="vanilla-image-block"><source alt="A confused man. The growing complexity of science - and the different levels at which people understand science - may require society to rethink scientific expertise." class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JpNJfMJ5cAUUEJVsYwLdv7.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JpNJfMJ5cAUUEJVsYwLdv7.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JpNJfMJ5cAUUEJVsYwLdv7-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JpNJfMJ5cAUUEJVsYwLdv7-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JpNJfMJ5cAUUEJVsYwLdv7-970-80.jpg.webp 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/webp"></source></p><figcaption class="pull-" itemprop="caption description"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CZalb9RU-cQ/Xw-jniXc0wI/AAAAAAAAUyw/AizienqLHpYsZ8Ud6-RaSG2gRrU-rOyjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s536/6.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="536" height="351" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CZalb9RU-cQ/Xw-jniXc0wI/AAAAAAAAUyw/AizienqLHpYsZ8Ud6-RaSG2gRrU-rOyjQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h351/6.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="caption-text">A
confused man. The growing complexity ofscience - and the different
levels at which people understand science - may require society to
rethink scientific expertise. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: dreamstime)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="caption-text"></span></figcaption>Deja
vu is a French phrase meaning 'already seen,' referring to the
distinct, puzzling, and mysterious feeling of having experienced a
specific set of circumstances before. A woman might walk into a
building, for example, in a foreign country she'd never visited, and
sense that the setting is eerily and intimately familiar. Some attribute
deja vu to psychic experiences or unbidden glimpses of previous lives.
As with intuition (see #3), research into ,human psychology can offer
more naturalistic explanations, but ultimately the cause and nature of
the phenomenon itself remains a mystery. [<a class="hawk-link-parsed" data-component-tracked="1" href="/38280-what-is-deja-vu.html">All About Deja Vu</a>]</figure><p>The next mystery is really out of this world. Read on!</p><h2 id="ufos">UFOs</h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6VT-EfMeHdU/Xw-j3nwjUkI/AAAAAAAAUy8/bth5PSwtsbEnEHYrcGSKvL5iY0wlTYQ1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s540/7.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="540" height="260" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6VT-EfMeHdU/Xw-j3nwjUkI/AAAAAAAAUy8/bth5PSwtsbEnEHYrcGSKvL5iY0wlTYQ1wCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h260/7.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><figcaption class="pull-" itemprop="caption description"><span class="caption-text">Jerusalem's dubious UFO. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: supergia007)</span></figcaption></figure></td></tr></tbody></table><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><p class="vanilla-image-block"><source alt="Jerusalem's dubious UFO." class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r5mNG4BKL3RUSDuP4KLRG7.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r5mNG4BKL3RUSDuP4KLRG7.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r5mNG4BKL3RUSDuP4KLRG7-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r5mNG4BKL3RUSDuP4KLRG7-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r5mNG4BKL3RUSDuP4KLRG7-970-80.jpg.webp 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/webp"></source></p><figcaption class="pull-" itemprop="caption description"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"></span></figcaption></figure><p>There
is no doubt that UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) exist — many people
see things in the skies that they cannot identify, ranging from
aircraft to meteors. Whether or not any of those objects and lights are
alien spacecraft is another matter entirely; given the fantastic
distances and effort involved in just getting to Earth from across the
universe, such a scenario seems unlikely.</p><p>Still, while careful
investigation has revealed known causes for most sighting reports, some
UFO incidents will always remain unexplained. [<a class="hawk-link-parsed" data-component-tracked="1" href="/20645-ufo-sightings.html">UFO Sightings & News</a>]</p><p>You <i>must</i> check out the next mystery. We're deadly serious.</p><h2 id="near-death-experiences-and-life-after-death">Near-Death Experiences and Life After Death</h2><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><p class="vanilla-image-block"><source alt="Many people report seeing a bright light at the end of a long dark tunnel after a near-death experience." class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dji44gwRMnSgfFWvqo6P76.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dji44gwRMnSgfFWvqo6P76.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dji44gwRMnSgfFWvqo6P76-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dji44gwRMnSgfFWvqo6P76-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dji44gwRMnSgfFWvqo6P76-970-80.jpg.webp 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/webp"></source></p><figcaption class="pull-" itemprop="caption description"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3YrBI-KakkU/Xw-kAAexBNI/AAAAAAAAUzA/umio4OqsqPQC3vb5zUtcp4WxTU0wr7towCLcBGAsYHQ/s539/8.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="539" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3YrBI-KakkU/Xw-kAAexBNI/AAAAAAAAUzA/umio4OqsqPQC3vb5zUtcp4WxTU0wr7towCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/8.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="caption-text">Many people report seeing a bright light at the end of a long dark tunnel after a near-death experience. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Dreamstime)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="caption-text"><br /></span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"></span></figcaption></figure><p>People
who were once near death have sometimes reported various mystical
experiences (such as going into a tunnel and emerging in a light, being
reunited with loved ones, a sense of peace, etc.) that may suggest an
existence beyond the grave. While such experiences are profound, no one
has returned with proof or verifiable information from "beyond the
grave."</p><p>Skeptics suggest that the experiences are explainable as natural and predictable hallucinations of a traumatized brain. A <a class="hawk-link-parsed" data-component-tracked="1" href="/50389-cardiac-arrest-dying-brain-signals.html">study of people in cardiac arrest</a>
in 2015 found that when the heart is dying, it gets peppered by signals
from the brain, which tries to stay active. The scramble of signals
might be responsible for near-death experiences, researchers figure.</p><p>Two mysteries to go. Can you divine what they might be?</p><h2 id="psychic-powers-and-esp">Psychic powers and ESP</h2><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><p class="vanilla-image-block"><source alt="This is not our columnist, Benjamin Radford. But Radford does see the future: He predicts that predictions for 2009 won't be any more accurate than they were in 2008." class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vYHN652fJKch6V2FDASyRU.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vYHN652fJKch6V2FDASyRU.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vYHN652fJKch6V2FDASyRU-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vYHN652fJKch6V2FDASyRU-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vYHN652fJKch6V2FDASyRU-970-80.jpg.webp 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/webp"></source></p><figcaption class="pull-" itemprop="caption description"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kz7SiElk5ls/Xw-kGhrUAHI/AAAAAAAAUzE/_Mm6x1czuz4s7zdylfPg2rX1JTfnV0CogCLcBGAsYHQ/s539/9.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="539" height="333" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kz7SiElk5ls/Xw-kGhrUAHI/AAAAAAAAUzE/_Mm6x1czuz4s7zdylfPg2rX1JTfnV0CogCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h333/9.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="caption-text">This
is not our columnist, Benjamin Radford. But Radford does see the
future: He predicts that predictions for 2009 won't be any more accurate
than they were in 2008. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="caption-text"><br /><br /></span></figcaption></figure><p>Psychic powers and extra-sensory perception (<a class="hawk-link-parsed" data-component-tracked="1" href="/23852-esp-psychic-powers.html">ESP</a>)
rank among the top ten unexplained phenomena if for no other reason
than that belief in them is so widespread. Many people believe that
intuition (see #3) is a form of psychic power, a way of accessing arcane
or special knowledge about the world or the future. Researchers have
tested people who claim to have psychic powers, though the results under
controlled scientific conditions have so far been negative or
ambiguous. Some have argued that psychic powers cannot be tested, or for
some reason diminish in the presence of skeptics or scientists. If this
is true, science will never be able to prove or disprove the existence
of psychic powers.</p><h2 id="the-body-mind-connection">The Body/Mind Connection</h2><figure class="pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check=""><p class="vanilla-image-block"><source alt="" class="pull- lazy-image-van optional-image" data-normal="https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/livescience/media/img/missing-image.svg" data-original-mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c4Cxe6Wyi2STMaLXMZUntU.jpg" data-pin-media="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c4Cxe6Wyi2STMaLXMZUntU.jpg" data-srcset="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c4Cxe6Wyi2STMaLXMZUntU-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c4Cxe6Wyi2STMaLXMZUntU-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c4Cxe6Wyi2STMaLXMZUntU-970-80.jpg.webp 970w" data-was-processed="true" type="image/webp"></source></p></figure><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DO2aK4uGOn4/Xw-kOpariEI/AAAAAAAAUzM/IqRC4Xd6ZyoIMnvvhxDW6oxm3OpHhVgugCLcBGAsYHQ/s538/10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="538" height="293" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DO2aK4uGOn4/Xw-kOpariEI/AAAAAAAAUzM/IqRC4Xd6ZyoIMnvvhxDW6oxm3OpHhVgugCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h293/10.png" width="500" /></a></div><p></p><p>Medical
science is only beginning to understand the ways in which the mind
influences the body. The placebo effect, for example, demonstrates that
people can at times cause a relief in medical symptoms or suffering by
believing the cures to be effective — whether they actually are or not.
Using processes only poorly understood, the body's ability to heal
itself is far more amazing than anything modern medicine could create.
So while there are many unexplained phenomena, and frankly some of them
are dubious, the explainable science of the body and mind, even if we're
still trying to figure much of it out, may be among the most amazing
phenomena of all.</p><p><br /></p><p>SOURCE: <a href="https://www.livescience.com/11345-top-ten-unexplained-phenomena.html">https://www.livescience.com/</a><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>
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<b>Camouflage </b>is a wonderful thing. It is a form of deceptive coloration that is essential to the survival of most animals. Camouflage can make it extremely difficult to spot an animal in its natural habitat because the animal appears to blend into its surroundings. This adaptation is beneficial because it can provide protection from predators.</div>
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This built-in protection is key to surviving in the wild. This is why many animal species have developed different ways to camouflage themselves throughout the course of evolution. </div>
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<b><br />#8. Camouflaged Looper</b><br />
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<b><br />#29. Leaf Insect Phyllium Giganteum</b><br />
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<b><br />#30. Leaf-Litter Mantid</b><br />
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<b><br />#31. Leaf-Litter Toads</b><br />
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<b><br />#32. Leaf-Tailed Gecko</b><br />
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<b><br />#35. Lichen Spider</b><br />
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<b><br />#36. Longfingered Scorpionfish</b><br />
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<b>#37. Long-tailed Potoo</b><br />
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</b><b>#44. Owlets<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#45. Peppered Moth<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#46.Pygmy Seahorse<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#47. Red Bat<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b><br /></b><b>#48. Shimmery Sea Sapphire<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#50. Snow Leopard<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#51. Soft Coral Crab<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#52. Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#53. Stealth Owl<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#54. Stick Insect<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#55. Stone fish<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#56. Stone Flounder<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#57. Toadhead Agama<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#58. Tree Snake<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#59. Tropidoderus Childreni or Children's Stick Insect<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>#60. Uroplatus Gecko<br /></b><br />
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</b><b>#61.White-Tailed Ptarmigan<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#62. Willow Ptarmigan<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#63. Wolf Spider<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b><b>#64. Wrap around Spider<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Any living organisms that lives, moves and breathe are called <b>Animals</b>. Scientists have spent centuries trying to catalog all the different species on Earth, but according to a recent study, less than 15 percent of the 8.7 million species have been discovered. Yes, apparently 86 percent of the planet’s species are still unknown to us.<br /><b><br /></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><b>Are you officially amazing? </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">We all know that <b>Guinness World Records</b> is the official site where ultimate record-breaking facts & achievements are being held.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">Some of these records are extremely terrific and deathifying.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><b>Here are ten list of incredible and outstanding world records that will surely blow up your mind: </b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">The longest fingernails belonged to Lee Redmond (USA), who started to grow them in 1979 and carefully manicured them to reach a total length of 8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in) as measured on the set of Lo show dei record in Madrid, Spain, on 23 February 2008. Lee lost her nails in an automobile accident in early 2009.</span><br />
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The largest pizza has a total surface area of 1,261.65 m² (13,580.28 ft²) and was prepared by Dovilio Nardi, Andrea Mannocchi, Marco Nardi, Matteo Nardi and Matteo Giannotte (all Italy) from NIPfood at Fiera Roma, in Rome, Italy, on 13 December 2012.</div>
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The pizza was named "Ottavia", a word of Roman origin for "eighth son", as a homage to the first Roman emperor Octavian Augustus, who represented an epoch-making change in the history of Rome and brought the Empire into a period of economic and cultural unrest.</div>
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Eleven-year-old Shristi Sharma (India) recently broke the Guinness World Records title for the <strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Lowest limbo skating over 25m</strong>, travelling under a course of 25 6.69 inch (17 cm) bars. </div>
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The incredible attempt took place at Centre Point School in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India last year and was organised by <a href="http://www.lokmat.net/" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147997; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Lokmat Media Pvt Ltd</a> for the good cause of <a href="http://www.savegirlchild.org/" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147997; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Save a Girl Child</a>.</div>
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As if it isn't challenging enough already, the rules for this title state that the participant’s hands or fingers are not allowed to touch the ground at any point during the attempt.</div>
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Holding her body parallel to the floor while maintaining the extremely difficult splits position with her legs, Miss Sharma glided past the previous record of 9 inches (22.86 cm) which was achieved by Medvin Deva (India) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium skating ring in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, back in 2014.</div>
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Shristi was previously the record holder for the <strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Lowest limbo skating over 10 m</strong> with 16.5 cm (6.5 in), but this was narrowly improved by Shilpa Kamdi (also India) with 16.2 cm (6.3 in) in October 2015.</div>
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Kim Goodman (USA) can pop her eyeballs to a protrusion of 12 mm (0.47 in) beyond her eye sockets. Her eyes were measured in Istanbul, Turkey, on 2 November 2007.</div>
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Measuring the “pop” is an exact science that has to be done by an optometrist using a device known as a proptometer; an average of three measurements gives the final, eye‑watering result.</div>
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“Proptosis” is the term for eyeball displacement or bulging eyes. Kim discovered her talent when she was hit on the head by a hockey mask, but can now pop out her eyes on cue.</div>
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The world's longest documented hair belongs to Xie Qiuping (China) at 5.627 m (18 ft 5.54 in) when measured on 8 May 2004.</div>
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The farthest tightrope walk in high heels is 15.00 m and was achieved by Oxana Seroshtan (Russia) on the set of 'Lo Show dei Record' in Milan, Italy, on 10 July 2014.</div>
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An aerial firework shell is defined as a firework whose shell is shot into the air by a mortar and eventually erupts in the sky.</div>
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This colossal rocket shell weighed an incredible 464.826 kg (1,024.76 lb), exploding the previous record of 418 kg (921.53 lb) which was achieved by by Zenji Honda at the Katakai Fireworks Festival in Ojiya, Niigata, Japan back in 1985.</div>
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The huge firecracker reached an awe-inspiring 907 m (2,975 ft 8.66 in) from the ground to the top of the explosion, 533 m (1,748 ft 8.25 in) from the ground to the centre, and measured 748 m (2,454 ft 0.81 in) in diameter when it was launched.</div>
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Official Guinness World Records adjudicator Mariko Koike observed the record first-hand and was able to confirm its success at the event.</div>
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Andres <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">Amador</span> is not your typical
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He always spends time on the beach. But he is not there to swim neither
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Using the rake that he carries whenever he goes to the beach, Andres
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A lot of <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">patterns</span> were created in more than 100, 000 square feet and if you are going to see it from a distance it will surely amaze you.</div>
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Andres Amador is a living proof that you can <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD6">create art</span> without <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD7">damaging the environment</span>. You can use natural pieces to create stunning and mesmerizing artworks. </div>
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And he is also an inspiration to all because despite knowing that these
creations that he made will bee washed away he still spends countless
hours just to fulfill his passion on this kind of art.<br />
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A lot of people were alarmed by the series of instances wherein different <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">bodies of water</span> from different parts of the world have turned into bloody red.<br />
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The photos came in from different continents the first <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">body of water</span>
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While in Brazil, the sea got <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">mixed up</span> when a huge <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD9">portion</span> of it turned into red as well. It just happened last April. <b> </b><br />
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The last incident that was reported is in Australia whereas the locals
and the tourists were disappointed when the Bondi Beach became red as
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From the bible verse, Revelation 16:4 says, the third angel poured out
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<span class="hdg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/16.htm">The First Six Bowls of Wrath</a></span><br />
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second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like
that of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/16-4.htm">4</a></span><span class="highl">Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/16-5.htm">5</a></span>And
I heard the angel of the waters saying, "Righteous are You, who are and
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On June 30, time will stand still.<br />
Just for a second -- a <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/time/leapseconds.html" target="_blank">leap second</a>.<br />
Since 1967, when clocks went atomic, human timekeeping has been
independent of the earth’s rotation. The problem is, the planet is
slowing down and clocks are not. So every few years, to get everything
back in sync, scientists add a second. They’ve done it 25 times since
1972. A leap second was last added to the clock in 2012, during a weekend, which wreaked havoc online. It caused Reddit, Foursquare, Yelp, LinkedIn, Gawker and StumbleUpon to be knocked offline entirely, as well as <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/jul/02/leap-second-amadeus-qantas-reddit">hundreds of flights to be delayed in Australia</a>.<br />
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It’s scheduled for 8 p.m. in New York, just when markets in Asia are
opening, and exchanges around the world are taking no chances. U.S.
stock markets are ending some after-hours trading early and others from
Sydney to Tokyo are recalibrating their clocks ahead of time. Trading
firms also have to be prepared, said Greg Wood, president of the Futures
Industry Association’s division that oversees market technology.<br />
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1.4 million - Order messages sent to U.S. equity-trading venues</div>
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$4.6 million - Amount of stocks traded every second all day around the world
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$3.7 billion - Amount of stocks changing hands at the bell in Korea, Japan and Australia</div>
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“The system is only as strong as its weakest link,” Wood said. “There are going to be issues.”<br />
The wider world, too, has to be ready. In 2012, Qantas Airways Ltd. and Reddit Inc., among others, suffered <a href="http://www.wired.com/2012/07/leap-second-glitch-explained/" target="_blank">glitches</a>
on their websites. As modern life has become more and more digital, the
potential for snags when clocks go from 11:59:59 to 11:59:60, instead
of straight to 12:00:00, has risen. The time warp has the potential of
making mischief with law enforcement, voice and data services, utilities
and weapons systems.<br />
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61 Seconds</h2>
About 10 percent of large-scale computer networks
will encounter hiccups due to the leap second, said Geoff Chester,
public affairs officer for the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington,
which keeps time for the world’s biggest military.<br />
“With the leap second, you count 61 seconds in a minute, and that’s where the problems lie,” Chester said.<br />
Earthlings have to make sure NTP, or Network Time Protocol, used by
computer systems, meshes with Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC, which
is determined by the oscillations of cesium-133 in <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/atomic-clock1.htm" target="_blank">atomic clocks</a>.
UTC is currently one hour behind London time. There are, generally,
three ways to do that, said Dave Sohn, senior product manager at
Spectracom Corp., which helps companies integrate global positioning,
navigation and timing.<br />
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1. Clocks can stop for a second.<br />
2. Clocks can take a tick backward.<br />
3. Clocks can slice up the leap second and spread it around in
fractions. This is a practice known as dilution or, more colorfully, the
“leap smear.” Google Inc. used the method during past leap seconds and
Amazon.com Inc. said it’s planning to <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/look-before-you-leap-the-coming-leap-second-and-aws/?tag=viglink121320-20" target="_blank">add</a> time to all 86,400 seconds of the day before the event so at midnight its systems will be caught up.<br />
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“The system is only as strong as its weakest link,” Wood said. “There are going to be issues.”<br />
The wider world, too, has to be ready. In 2012, Qantas Airways Ltd. and Reddit Inc., among others, suffered <a href="http://www.wired.com/2012/07/leap-second-glitch-explained/" target="_blank">glitches</a>
on their websites. As modern life has become more and more digital, the
potential for snags when clocks go from 11:59:59 to 11:59:60, instead
of straight to 12:00:00, has risen. The time warp has the potential of
making mischief with law enforcement, voice and data services, utilities
and weapons systems.<br />
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61 Seconds</h2>
About 10 percent of large-scale computer networks
will encounter hiccups due to the leap second, said Geoff Chester,
public affairs officer for the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington,
which keeps time for the world’s biggest military.<br />
“With the leap second, you count 61 seconds in a minute, and that’s where the problems lie,” Chester said.<br />
Earthlings have to make sure NTP, or Network Time Protocol, used by
computer systems, meshes with Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC, which
is determined by the oscillations of cesium-133 in <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/atomic-clock1.htm" target="_blank">atomic clocks</a>.
UTC is currently one hour behind London time. There are, generally,
three ways to do that, said Dave Sohn, senior product manager at
Spectracom Corp., which helps companies integrate global positioning,
navigation and timing.<br />
1. Clocks can stop for a second.<br />
2. Clocks can take a tick backward.<br />
3. Clocks can slice up the leap second and spread it around in
fractions. This is a practice known as dilution or, more colorfully, the
“leap smear.” Google Inc. used the method during past leap seconds and
Amazon.com Inc. said it’s planning to <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/look-before-you-leap-the-coming-leap-second-and-aws/?tag=viglink121320-20" target="_blank">add</a> time to all 86,400 seconds of the day before the event so at midnight its systems will be caught up.<br />
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Trading Speeds</h2>
Hundreds, if not thousands, of firms around
the world now trade everything from stocks to junk bonds to
interest-rate derivatives electronically. The fastest of them has the
ability to react in millionths of a second.<br />
To lessen any possible impact of the leap second, NYSE Arca Equities
said evening trading will close five minutes early; Nasdaq will stop
trading at 7:48 p.m. New York time and shut down at 7:55 p.m.;
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. said it’s <a href="https://www.theice.com/leap-second" target="_blank">delaying</a> all market transitions; CME Group Inc. <a href="http://www.cmegroup.com/tools-information/lookups/advisories/clearing/files/Chadv15-132.pdf" target="_blank">said</a>
any data files submitted between five minutes before and after the leap
second will be held for processing till five minutes after.<br />
The extra second is coming amid a critical week for global investors,
with Greece’s debt crisis worsening. June 30 is the day when the
nation’s current bailout is set to expire and when a payment to the
International Monetary Fund is due.<br />
Futures exchanges in Australia, Singapore, South Korea and Japan will <a href="https://mt.fia.org/sites/default/files/FIA%20Market%20Technology%20Division%20Leap%20Second%20Webinar.PDF" target="_blank">smear</a>
the leap second after the event, according to FIA. The Japanese stock
exchange will smear the leap second over a period of two hours
beforehand, so when the leap second comes just before the market opens,
the exchange will be synchronized.<br />
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means traders have to adjust their software for each exchange. There’s a
lot at stake. Trading in Japan, South Korea and Australia starts
exactly one second after the leap and about $3.7 billion will change
hands at the bell on the countries’ stock markets, according to
calculations by Bloomberg based on World Federation of Exchanges data.<br />
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“As systems continue to be more and more connected, it’s becoming
harder and harder to predict just what the impact could be and how big,”
said Hiroki Kawai, the head of trading systems at the Japan Exchange
Group Inc.<br />
In November, members of the <a href="http://www.itu.int/en/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">International Telecommunication Union</a> will meet like they do every three years and vote whether to retain the leap second.<br />
If they get rid of it, time as measured by global positioning systems
and Coordinated Universal Time will drift apart. That means that
sometime a few million years from now, humans or their descendants will
sleep till noon.<br />
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Moon Drag</h2>
In the meantime, the Paris-based <a href="http://www.iers.org/IERS/EN/Home/home_node.html" target="_blank">International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service</a>
will keep track of the gradual slowing of the planet, caused in part by
drag created by the Moon. Millions of years ago days were 22 hours
long.<br />
“We need to stop having this fire drill every few years,” said Wood, who compared the leap second to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem" target="_blank">Y2K</a>,
the anticipated computer catastrophes related to the calendar turning
to 2000 from 1999, which were ultimately minor. At the very least, he
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Many issues were caused by a bug in the Network Time Protocol used to
keep Linux system clocks in sync. The flaw caused NTP to lock up some
systems entirely, requiring a reboot before they could recover.</div>
When the leap second comes around, it means the system clock <a href="https://access.redhat.com/articles/1514">sees an additional figure</a>, like so:<br />
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2011-12-31 23.59.57<br />
2011-12-31 23.59.58<br />
2011-12-31 23.59.59<br />
2011-12-31 23.59.60 <– leap second<br />
2012-01-01 00.00.00<br />
2012-01-01 00.00.01<br />
2012-01-01 00.00.02</blockquote>
The second will be inserted into network time services at the exact same moment worldwide, on June 30 at 23:59:60 UTC.<br />
This time around it’s critical that businesses are ready, with the leap second being added during a time when <a href="http://e-/">trading on stock markets is open</a>.<br />
Some businesses are ready for the leap second to be added, like Google and Amazon, <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.nl/2011/09/time-technology-and-leaping-seconds.html">which adjust server clocks gradually over a number of weeks</a> so that it’s not a sudden change.<br />
Others that rely on time-critical systems — like stock markets and utilities — <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/markets-are-jumpy-over-coming-leap-second-1431988248">are nervous</a> about it going wrong. A single second of downtime for a stock market <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-28/with-61-seconds-in-a-minute-markets-brace-for-trouble">means up to $4.6 million could be lost</a>.<br />
Linux systems <i>shouldn’t</i> break tomorrow — the bug that affected them last time <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/09/leap_second_bug_linux_hysteria/">has since been resolved</a>, along with other issues found <a href="http://blog.wpkg.org/2012/07/01/java-leap-second-bug-30-june-1-july-2012-fix/">in Java</a> and other operating systems.<br />
The leap second is mostly a headache for system administrators who
need to ensure their services are highly available and need to plan how
to handle the change. Hardware providers such as <a href="http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/leap-second.html">Cisco</a> now provide detailed advice on how their hardware handles the leap second, but the side effects are unpredictable.<br />
Leap seconds might not be around for much longer with the International Telecommunications Union <a href="http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/03.aspx">planning to vote on a proposal to eliminate the leap second</a> in November 2015.<br />
Impending doom aside, you can enjoy your extra second tomorrow by burning it on <a href="http://spendyourleapsecondhere.com/">John Oliver’s site that shows you a random one-second video</a>.<br />
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<b>ARTICLE SOURCES:</b><br />
<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-28/with-61-seconds-in-a-minute-markets-brace-for-trouble" target="_blank">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-28/with-61-seconds-in-a-minute-markets-brace-for-trouble</a> <br />
<a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/06/29/tuesday-has-one-extra-second-and-that-could-be-dangerous-for-the-internet/">http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/06/29/tuesday-has-one-extra-second-and-that-could-be-dangerous-for-the-internet/</a> </div>
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The<b> Mirny Diamond Mine</b> is located in the city of Mirny, Russia. It is
known as the world's largest mine, and also the world's largest man-made
hole. It is 1,722 metetrs deep, so deep that all flight above it is
forbidden as there have been too many helicopter crashes due to the
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The diamond-bearing deposits were discovered on June 13, 1955 by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> geologists Yuri Khabardin, Ekaterina Elagina and Viktor Avdeenko during the large Amakinsky Expedition in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakut_ASSR" title="Yakut ASSR">Yakut ASSR</a>. They found traces of the volcanic rock <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberlite" title="Kimberlite">kimberlite</a>,
which is usually associated with diamonds. This finding was the second
success in the search for kimberlite in Russia, after numerous failed
expeditions of the 1940s and 1950s. (The first was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarnitsa_mine" title="Zarnitsa mine">Zarnitsa mine</a>, 1954) For this discovery, in 1957 Khabardin was given the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin_Prize" title="Lenin Prize">Lenin Prize</a>, one of the highest awards in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"></sup></div>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Development">Development</span></h3>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yefxEOkXUzE/VT_9p192a9I/AAAAAAAADS8/c9hK1Lj-yEA/s1600/biggest-diamond-mine-in-the-world-mir-mirny-russia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yefxEOkXUzE/VT_9p192a9I/AAAAAAAADS8/c9hK1Lj-yEA/s1600/biggest-diamond-mine-in-the-world-mir-mirny-russia.jpg" height="287" width="400" /></a>The development of the mine started in 1957, in extremely harsh
climate conditions. Seven months of winter per year froze the ground,
making it hard to mine. During the brief summer months, the ground
turned to slush. Buildings had to be raised on piles, so that they would
not sink. The main processing plant had to be built on better ground,
found 20 km away from the mine. The winter temperatures were so low that
car tyres and steel would shatter and oil would freeze. During the
winter, workers used jet engines to thaw and dig out the permafrost or
blasted it with dynamite to get access to the underlying kimberlite. The
entire mine had to be covered at night to prevent the machinery from
freezing.</div>
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<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-m2_4-0"></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-m3_5-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_mine#cite_note-m3-5"></a></sup></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-abwrvaD9-QY/VT_-U6LP7hI/AAAAAAAADTY/xXFI2GeR8OQ/s1600/url.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-abwrvaD9-QY/VT_-U6LP7hI/AAAAAAAADTY/xXFI2GeR8OQ/s1600/url.jpg" height="208" width="320" /></a>In the 1960s the mine was producing 10,000,000 carats (2,000 kg) of
diamond per year, of which a relatively high fraction (20%) were of gem
quality.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-m2_4-1"></sup>The upper layers of the mine (down to 340 meters) had very high diamond
content of 4 carats (0.80 g) per tonne of ore, with the relatively high
ratio of gems to industrial stones. The yield decreased to about 2
carats (0.40 g) per tonne and the production rate slowed to 2,000,000
carats (400 kg) per year near the pit bottom. The largest diamond of the
mine was found on 23 December 1980; it weighed 342.5 carats (68 g) and
was named "26th <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_the_Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union">Congress of the CPSU</a>" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">XXVI съезд КПСС</span>). The mine operation was interrupted in the 1990s at a depth of 340 m after the pit bottom became flooded but resumed later.</div>
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The Mir mine was the first developed and the largest diamond mine in the Soviet Union.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-first_8-0"></sup>Its surface operation lasted 44 years, finally closing in June 2001.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-m1_7-1"></sup>After the collapse of the USSR, in the 1990s, the mine was operated by
the Sakha diamond company, which reported annual profits in excess of
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Later, the mine was operated by <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alrosa" title="Alrosa">Alrosa</a>,
the largest diamond producing company in Russia, and employed 3,600
workers. It had long been anticipated that the recovery of diamonds by
conventional surface mining would end. Therefore, in the 1970s
construction of a network of tunnels for underground diamond recovery
began. By 1999, the project operated exclusively as an underground mine.
In order to stabilize the abandoned surface main pit, its bottom was
covered by a rubble layer 45 meters thick.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-alrosa_1-1"></sup>
After underground operations began, the project had a mine life
estimate of 27 years, based on a drilling exploration program to a depth
of 1,220 meters. The Mir mine was permanently closed in 2004.</div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_mine" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_mine </a></div>
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<a href="http://www.alrosa.ru/about/structure/171/mirninsky_gok/" target="_blank">http://www.alrosa.ru/about/structure/171/mirninsky_gok/ </a></div>
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<a href="http://www.justmegawatt.com/images/mirnydiamondmine.html">http://www.justmegawatt.com/images/mirnydiamondmine.html</a></div>
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<b>10 worst natural disasters of all times.</b></h3>
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Over the centuries there have been many natural disasters or “acts of
God” that have stolen human lives and left destruction and havoc for
the survivors. Sometimes these incidents are ranked based on damage,
loss of lives or the amount of money that it cost to rebuild. </div>
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Therefore
defining the 10 worst natural disasters of all times is subjective and
depends on the criteria used. However, these ten natural disasters
resulted in over one hundred million deaths over the years.</div>
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<b>1. The Deadliest Earthquake in History</b></div>
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In July 5, 1201 in Egypt and Syria, the deadliest earthquake in recorded
history struck making it one of the 10 worst natural disasters of all
times. This disaster rocked the eastern Mediterranean and killed over
1.1 million people, destroying countless homes. Nearly every major city
within the near east felt the effects of this quake.</div>
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<b>2. The Black Plague</b></div>
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The bubonic plague or “Black Death” killed almost 33 percent of the
entire population of Europe when it struck between 1347 and 1350. It
also affected millions in Asia and North Africa. Scientists believe that
the plague was a zoonotic disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacterium
and spread due to poor hygiene and fleas carried by rats.</div>
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<b>3. Indian Famine</b></div>
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In 1769 in India, a great famine took over ten million people’s lives.
This was nearly one third of the population of India at the time. It was
caused by a shortfall in crops followed by a severe drought. As
populations were devastated by the deaths, many areas returned to
jungle, further decreasing food supplies. This famine lasted until 1773.</div>
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<b>4. The Potato Famine</b></div>
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The Irish Potato Famine of 1845 to 1848 took over a million lives. Irish
farmers were dependent on their potato crops and most of the rural poor
relied on these crops for nourishment. When a late blight water mold
fungus struck, the crops were ruined and the British provided little
aid. In addition to the lives that were lost, the Irish Potato Famine
also caused as many as two million people to immigrate to other
countries.</div>
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<b>5. The Deadliest Drought</b></div>
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In 1876 to 1879, China recorded the deadliest drought in history making
it one of the 10 worst natural disasters of all time. The rivers ran dry
killing crops and livestock. Over 9 provinces were affected by the lack
of food production and the drought ended up killing over nine million
people.</div>
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<b>6. The Flu Pandemic</b></div>
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In 1918 and 1919, the flu struck across the world resulting in between
35 million and 75 million deaths. Some reports even estimate that this
viral illness killed nearly a 100 million people. In India alone, there
were over 16 million deaths. The hardest hit by this were young children
and the elderly.</div>
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<b>7. The Yangtze, Yellow and Huai River Floods</b></div>
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After experiencing a severe drought from 1928 to 1931 in China,
torrential rains suddenly appeared from July to August 1931. Because of
this, the Yangtze, the Yellow and the Huai rivers flooded killing nearly
4 million people and affecting 51 million people by destroying the rice
crops and creating famine and disease which ultimately killed even
larger numbers of the population.</div>
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<b>8. Chinese Famine</b></div>
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Over 20 million people died of famine from 1959 to 1961. This incident
is debated as a natural disaster though and may in fact be a result of
politics rather than decreased food production. This is because the Mao
government reported inflated food production and then took 50 percent of
the harvests. However, because the reported harvest was inflated, it
resulted in the government taking the entire production leaving the
people to starve.</div>
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<b>9. African Drought</b></div>
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In 1981 to 1984 Africa suffered from severe drought in twenty nations.
As rivers and lakes dried up, crops and livestock died resulting in up
to 20,000 people starving to death each month. Other nations saw the
need and came to Africa’s aid. However, by the end of the crisis, over a
million people had succumbed to death.</div>
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<b>10. North Korea Famine and Floods</b></div>
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A combination of political problems and natural disasters resulted in
over 3 million deaths in North Korea from 1995 to 1998. With a period of
industrial decline, North Korea was unable to keep up with food
production and began rationing food consumption. Soon the distribution
channels began to collapse though and a series of floods devastated
nearly 40% of their farm land. This led to starvation throughout many of
the rural areas.</div>
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Natural disasters often affect millions of lives through disease,
devastation and starvation. Human behavior can also contribute to how
severe the problem is and may add to the death toll. These 10 worst
natural disasters of all time each stole over a million lives.</div>
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ARTICLE SOURCE: <a href="http://www.disasterium.com/10-worst-natural-disasters-of-all-time/" target="_blank">http://www.disasterium.com/10-worst-natural-disasters-of-all-time/ </a></div>
lstrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04456709481040375448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473724164364293027.post-66673637243915824622015-04-25T15:30:00.002-07:002015-04-28T15:18:25.519-07:00The Baltic Sea Anomaly - an alien spacecraft ?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="st"> <i>Baltic Sea Anomaly</i> </span></td></tr>
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<span class="st">Is the <i>Baltic Sea Anomaly</i> a 14000 year old alien spacecraft that crash landed?</span> <br />
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The <b>Baltic Sea anomaly</b> is a 60-metre (200 ft) circular rock-like formation on the floor of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic Sea</a>,
discovered by Peter Lindberg, Dennis Åsberg and their Swedish "Ocean X"
diving team in June 2011. The team reported that the</div>
formation rests on
a pillar and includes a structure similar in appearance to a staircase,
leading to a dark hole.<br />
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Commentators have suggested that the structure could be a World War
II anti-submarine device, a battleship gun turret, sediment dropped by a
fishing trawler, or a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_saucer" title="Flying saucer">flying saucer</a>. Geologists have stated that it is most likely a natural <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geological_formation" title="Geological formation">geological formation</a>.</div>
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<b>A CLOSER LOOK:</b><br />
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Commentators have suggested that the structure could be a World War
II anti-submarine device, a battleship gun turret, sediment dropped by a
fishing trawler, or a flying saucer. Several experts have stated that
it is most likely a natural geological formation.<br />
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The discovery was made on June 19, 2011 by the Swedish based “Ocean X
Team” during a dive in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland while
searching for an old shipwreck. The group describes themselves as
treasure hunters and salvage operators who specialize in underwater
searches for sunken “antique high-end alcoholic beverages and historic
artefacts”. In March 2012, Ocean X formalized a partnership with
entertainment producers Titan TV to produce a TV documentary series and
documentary film.<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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According to Ocean X, the formation has an appearance of “rough
granite”, is round, 3 to 4 metres (9.8 to 13.1 ft) thick and
approximately 60 metres (200 ft) in diameter, stands on an 8-meter (26
ft) tall pillar-like feature, and is located at a depth of 85 to 90
metres (279 to 295 ft). There is also another smaller object not far
away. The object is at the end of what resembles a 300-metre (980 ft)
“runway”.<br />
The Ocean X team has published one additional close-up sonar scan on
their Web site and nine additional close-up sonar scans on their YouTube
page that appear to show a 90-degree angle and other features of the
object.<br />
On their second expedition, they reported that they found something
that looks like a staircase and a round black hole that goes directly
into the structure.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yVsJgBF21nU/VTwSjIJ2k7I/AAAAAAAADRk/dfMTOulOn1E/s1600/BALTIC%2BSEA%2BANOMALY4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yVsJgBF21nU/VTwSjIJ2k7I/AAAAAAAADRk/dfMTOulOn1E/s1600/BALTIC%2BSEA%2BANOMALY4.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a>“It is not an object which is man made in modern time. What ever it
is it’s either from during the ice age or pre-ice age.” – Peter
Lindberg, February 24, 2013 “The object is older than 140.000 yrs. Older
than that… with straight angles/lines – rounded corners… much like a
“dinner plate” and separate from the base below.” – Dennis Asberg,
September 28, 2012</div>
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There are THREE objects of interest – 1) the main 60 meter circular
anomaly, 2) a smaller secondary object lying approx. 200 meters from the
1st anomaly with an area shaped like two “Gothic church windows” and 3)
a third anomaly – a 28 meters high and 275 meters wide rock outcrop
with a crack running through it, lying some 1500 metres South of the
circular object, direct on the other end of the “trail”. The team has
stated Anomaly 2 might turn out to be the most interesting than the
first, and they plan to dive on it this time around</div>
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There are two holes on the anomaly. One is 25 centimeters in
diameter, and the other is 2 meters surrounded by a square formation.
It’s not yet known where the holes lead. “What I do not believe because I
know, is the fact that we found a round hole approx 25 cm in diameter
going straight into the surface of the circle, how odd is not that? How
deep? No idea, we just saw it for some seconds before we decided to back
off to preserve the visibility for the divers that was going down later
on</div>
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It looks like there are stair-like structures on the top right side
(North-East) as well as the lower bottom left (South-West) of the 60
meter circular object. (Peter confirmed the “staircase” reference was
only an example to describe what he saw and that steps on the lower
south-west side are comprised of 8 steps with each step a 1 meter drop
starting from the missing section on the left.)<br />
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“The staircase comment was slipped from my mouth, and probably too
early. I have seen something that looks like a stair, or steps, on the
Multi Beam raw data. And it looks like they are going from the missing
part on the left side of the side scan image from last year and down to
the bottom. I could only count eight of them and that should mean that
every step should be like a meter high which is a bit to high for a
person to use. If there actually are something that looks like steps
they probably just natural.” – Peter Lindberg, – June 28, 2012 “Someone
asked about the stairs, there is stair shaped formations but I do not
know if I have got it right. I thought they were on one side but on the
Multi beam image they appeared to be on an other side. I will come back
to the stairs when I can study an image from a different angle.<br />
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lstrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04456709481040375448noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473724164364293027.post-22770896198292558242015-04-25T12:42:00.000-07:002015-04-25T14:32:30.871-07:00Unbelievable but FACT - 20 Animals with Distinctive Natural Colors<div class="open-list-item clearfix">
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Unbelievable but FACT - Animals with Distinctive Natural Colors </span></b></i></span></h3>
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This isn't a Photoshopped post – those
are these animals' natural colors! Most animals land somewhere along the
black, brown or yellow color spectra, but not these strangely-colored
animals! Their unexpected colors illustrate that nature has a far more
colorful and diverse color palette than you might have realized.</div>
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<a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/purple-snail/">#1 Purple Snail </a>
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<a href="http://jorapache.deviantart.com/art/Purple-snail-39149487" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>
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#2 Black Rooster Ayam Cemani <a name='more'></a></a>
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<img alt="Black Rooster Ayam Cemani" class="size-full" src="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/unusual-colored-animals-15-11__700.jpg" height="608" title="Black Rooster Ayam Cemani" width="640" />
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<a href="http://imgur.com/y03Sdjc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>
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#3 Nicobar Pigeon </a>
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<img alt="Nicobar Pigeon" class="size-full" src="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/colorful-rainbow-animals-71__700.jpg" height="543" title="Nicobar Pigeon" width="640" />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dpfunsun/500084662/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>
<a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/contact-us/?report-post=http://www.boredpanda.com/unusual-animal-colors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">report</a></div>
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#4 White Peacock </a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefwillo/3418505667/sizes/l/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>
<a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/contact-us/?report-post=http://www.boredpanda.com/unusual-animal-colors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">report</a></div>
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#5 Blue And Green Parakeet </a>
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#6 Pink Katydid </a>
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#7 Rainbow Cricket </a>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/iwasaki/2139271299/sizes/l" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>
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#8 The Regal Ring-neck Snake </a>
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<a href="http://imgur.com/gallery/FEiFVeO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>
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#9 Pink Orchid Mantis </a>
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<img alt="Pink Orchid Mantis" class="size-full" src="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/unusual-colored-animals-181__700.jpg" height="426" title="Pink Orchid Mantis" width="640" />
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<a href="http://imgur.com/uDsmSem" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>
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#10 Pink Robin </a>
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#11 Indian Bull Frog </a>
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#12 Pink Dophin </a>
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<a href="http://mythatchedhut.com/category/wildlife/marine-mammals/dolphins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>
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#13 Albino Squirrel </a>
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#14 Albino Crow </a>
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#15 Blue Lobster </a>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mmarksbury/8523913174" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>
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#16 Halloween Crab </a>
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#17 Northern Cardinal </a>
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#18 Red Velvet Ant </a>
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#19 Chimeric Lobster </a>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C3GgvmJyQ3c/VTvoixLrUCI/AAAAAAAADQg/85DDR5wcj5A/s1600/slug.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C3GgvmJyQ3c/VTvoixLrUCI/AAAAAAAADQg/85DDR5wcj5A/s1600/slug.png" width="400" /></a><b>Sea slug</b> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_name" title="Common name">common name</a> which is applied to some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_biology" title="Marine biology">marine</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invertebrates" title="Invertebrates">invertebrates</a> that more or less resemble terrestrial <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slug" title="Slug">slugs</a>. Most creatures known as sea slugs are actually slugs, i.e. they are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_snail" title="Sea snail">sea snails</a> (marine <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropod" title="Gastropod">gastropod</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollusk" title="Mollusk">mollusks</a>)
that over evolutionary time have lost their shells, or have a greatly
reduced shell or an internal shell. The name "sea slug" is most often
applied to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudibranch" title="Nudibranch">nudibranchs</a>, as well as to a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphyletic" title="Paraphyletic">paraphyletic</a> set of other marine <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropods" title="Gastropods">gastropods</a> without obvious <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropod_shell" title="Gastropod shell">shells</a>.<br />
The phrase "sea slug" is, however, also sometimes applied to <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxa" title="Taxa">taxa</a> in other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylum" title="Phylum">phyla</a>, such as the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_cucumbers" title="Sea cucumbers">sea cucumbers</a>, which are not mollusks but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinoderm" title="Echinoderm">echinoderms</a>.
Although the other animals sometimes called "sea slugs" are not
gastropods, they are nonetheless soft-bodied, and their overall shape is
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<b>10 – Cyerce nigricans (<a href="http://api.ning.com/files/NH2DaZeNVl5Due93zjkbeiG43VRC-c1z-g*wrFocQ7iartRYiMcUj2kkgCouAwxxRh50O8l*JKmVc-kqN22pedfT6uelfsMx/seaslug.jpg" target="_blank">source</a>)</b><br />
<b>seaslugforum.net:</b> Although most species of Cyerce,
and the related genus, Polybranchia , are cryptically coloured, Cyerce
nigricansbreaks the rule. It is one of the ‘icon’ species of the Great
Barrier Reef, often being used in tourist posters and brochures. As with
many brightly coloured sea slugs this species produces distasteful
secretions, and the cerata are easily cast (autotomy)when the animal is
disturbed.Distasteful secretions and autotomy are two common defensive
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<b>seaslugforum.net: </b>Nudibranchs live in oceans all
over the world. These often brilliantly-colored animals are related to
snails and slugs, and there are thousands of species of nudibranchs.
There are two main types of nudibranchs – dorid nudibranchs, which have
gills on their posterior (back) end, and eolid nudibranchs, which have
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<b>8 – Nembrotha Kubaryana (<a href="http://linein.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/sea_slug_04.jpg" target="_blank">source</a>)</b></div>
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<b>seaslugforum.net: </b>This relatively large species,
sometimes growing more than 5 inches long, seems to range in
color. Essentially black with green pustules, or green longitudinal
ridges, there is a bright orange border to the foot and around the oral
lappets. In some specimens the rhinophores and gills have orange
markings but in others, these are green. In Western Australia the black
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three black lines, the most characteristic feature of Chromodoris
lochi is the plain coloured gills and rhinophores which range in colour
from a translucent straw colour to dull orange or pink.</div>
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<b>seaslugforum.net: </b>The animals perform dual sexual
roles during copulation. They give sperm to a mating partner while
simultaneously receiving sperm, which they store for later insemination.
Scientists observed sex between sea slugs that they had captured during
scuba dives and held in a tank. After each coupling, which lasted
between dozens of seconds and a few minutes, every slug discarded its
penis – a thread-like organ that it projects from its side into a
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to Nembrotha kubaryana, its main point of difference is the green border
to its foot. It also feeds on a green compound ascidian which Willan
& Coleman (1984) identify as Eudistoma olivaceum. Perhaps this is a
biological difference from Nembrotha kubaryana, which is shown feeding
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and 30 mm wide with prominent parapodia which are very folded at the
edge, with both primary and secondary semipermanent folds. The parapodia
on each side fuse just in front of the pericardial hump, to form a
barrier between the head and the pericardium. The green colour in E.
crispata is much more localised in certain areas of the body than in E.
clarki. The dorsal surface between the parapodia of well-fed E.
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from H. bullocki mainly in colour. The background colour is a rich
pinkish purple with a white border to the mantle. At the edge of the
mantle the border is solid white but inside this is a region of varying
width in which the white forms a reticulate pattern gradually merging in
to the pinkish purple. The rhinophore stalks and the base of the gills
is an intense purple, the rhinophore clubs and the gills are orange
yellow. I can find no anatomical grounds to place this ‘species’ in the
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<b>2 – Philinopsis gardineri (<a href="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1252/5169810437_91649ee9b8_z.jpg" target="_blank">source</a>)</b></div>
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hunters, and species of Philinopsis are usually found burrowing in sand
or sandy mud. There are two groups of species at present placed in the
genus Philinopsis. The “typical” group, represented by Philinopsis
cyanea , have a large partially eversible buccal bulb which is used to
catch the bubble shells and other opisthobranchs which are their
prey. Philinopsis gardineri represents the second “atypical” group which
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<b>seaslugforum.net:</b> Glaucus atlanticus and its close
relative,Glaucilla marginata, live in close association with what Sir
Alistair Hardy described many years ago as “The Blue Fleet” – the
siphonophores such as Physalia, Velella, Porpita and the other
associated animals including the “Violet snails” of the genusJanthina.
All these animals float on the surface of the ocean being carried by the
currents and the winds. Most of us are only aware of their existence
when days of onshore winds blow great fleets of them on to the beaches,
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Every animal on Earth have some kind of attraction. The colorful coat
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Blue dart frog is a member of poisonous dart frog family. They mainly
found in the tropical forests of Costa Rica and Brazil. It is one of the
attractive and brilliant colorful animal on Earth. The dart frog’s
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<span style="color: #e69138;"> Lilac Breasted Roller</span></h3>
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<img alt="Lilac breasted roller" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-708" src="http://themysteriousworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Iiac-breasted-roller.jpg" height="400" width="640" /><i></i></div>
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Lilac breasted rollers are one brilliantly colored bird native to
East-southern Africa. It is also the national bird of Kenya and
Botswana. Their feathers come in a variety of colors. The lilac breasted
rollers have greenish head, lilac colored throat and chest, blue belly,
greenish yellow legs and light blue wings. They can have a maximum body
length of 14 inches. This colorful species is an average migratory
bird.</div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"> Panther Chameleon</span></h3>
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<img alt="panther chameleon" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-709" src="http://themysteriousworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/panther-chameleon.jpg" height="480" width="640" /><i></i></div>
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<i>Image credit:Backgroundku</i></div>
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Panther chameleon is the most colorful reptile in the world. They live
in tropical forests of Madagascar. Chameleons have the power to choose
variant colors depends on the surrounding conditions. They mainly found
in brown and green colors.The
panther chameleons can vary their color in a time span of 20 seconds.
They have special cells underneath their outer layer of the body. These
cells can change the color of the body in accordance with the
surroundings. The scientists also believed that chameleons changed their
colors because of temperature and mood variations. They can also can
look in two directions at the same time.
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<span style="color: #e69138;">Clown Fish</span></h3>
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<img alt="Clown fish" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-710" src="http://themysteriousworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Clown-fish.jpg" height="446" width="640" /><i></i></div>
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Clown fishes are one of most colorful fishes in the world. They live in
the great barrier reef, red sea, Indian and Pacific ocean. There are 28
different groups of <a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/clown-anemonefish/#close-modal">clown fishes</a> in total. Commonly found in bright orange colors with distinctive white bars on the body.</div>
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Clown Fish can perform dance like movement in water. It makes this
fish more attractive. All clown fishes are born as males, between the
growing stage they can switch their sex.</div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"> Love Birds</span></h3>
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<img alt="Love birds" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-711" src="http://themysteriousworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Love-birds.jpg" height="361" width="640" /><i></i></div>
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<i>Image credit:Hdwallpapersimages</i></div>
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Love birds are one of popular pets in the world. The mixed bright
colored feathers are the main attraction of love birds. They are also
very adorable and social.</div>
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Love birds can be a long term companion for you, live more than 20
years. There are seven different species of lovebirds in the world that
varies in color. Even though a member of parrot family love birds can’t
talk, but can one of most adorable social bird ever.</div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"> Toucan</span></h3>
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<img alt="Toucan" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-712" src="http://themysteriousworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Toucan.jpg" height="400" width="640" /><i></i></div>
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<i>Image credit:Goodwallpapers</i></div>
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There are forty different species of toucans are in the world. Toucans
are native to the forests of South America. The long eight inches sized
colored bills are the main attraction of toucans. Their attractive bill
comes in black, blue, brown, green, red, yellow colors. The mixed
colored bills are also found in toucans.</div>
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The large bills of toucans are very light in weight, can’t use for
drilling woods. The large bill helped the toucans to maintain the
body temperature in all weather conditions.</div>
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Mandarin Fish</span></h3>
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<img alt="Mandarin fish" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-713" src="http://themysteriousworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Mandarin-fish.jpg" height="517" width="640" /><i></i></div>
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The mandarin fish is a salt water fish native to the Pacific ocean. They
can be termed as most brilliant colored fish in the world. The
attractive mandarin fish display brilliant hue of blue, green, orange
and yellow. The striking blue coloration in wave pattern makes mandarin
fish very unique in the Pacific ocean. The attractive coloration of
mandarin fish is because of cellular pigment.</div>
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The bored unusual head shape is the other distinguishing feature of
mandarin fish. They also make attractive movement in the water, just
like hovering of humming bird.</div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"> Scarlet Macaw</span></h3>
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<img alt="scarlet mascaw" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-714" src="http://themysteriousworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/scarlet-mascaw.jpg" height="400" width="640" /><i></i></div>
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<i>Image credit:Pichostme</i></div>
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Scarlet macaws are a large, brilliantly colored parrot native to South
America. Their feathers have a mixed color of red, yellow and blue.
Scarlet macaws are very popular for their striking coloration. They are
also very social and intelligent bird. They also have very strong,
beautiful bill.</div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">Mandarin Duck</span></h3>
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<img alt="Mandarin duck" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-715" src="http://themysteriousworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Mandarin-duck.jpg" height="479" width="640" /><i></i></div>
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<i>
</i>Mandarin ducks are bright colored medium sized duck native to Asia.
The male mandarin ducks are more attractive than females. They have a
golden appearance with purple chest, light green head, orange-gold
feathers and green-copper crest.</div>
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The male mandarin ducks use their striking coloration to attract
females. Mandarin ducks live in large flocks. Unlike other species of
bird the mandarin ducks keep to maintain the same bond in their whole
life.</div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"> Pheasant</span></h3>
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<img alt="pheasant bird" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-716" src="http://themysteriousworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pheasant-bird.jpg" height="400" width="640" /><i></i></div>
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<i>Image credit:Images7</i></div>
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<a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-necked_Pheasant/id">Pheasants</a>
are one of most beautiful and colorful birds in the world. There are 35
different species of pheasants in the world. The male bird of all
species of pheasant have brilliantly colored feathers and attractive
long tail. Their color varies as golden, brown, purple, green and white.
The head of pheasants comes in red and also has a beautiful crest. The
female pheasants are paler in color than males.</div>
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<b>ARTICLE REFERENCE:</b></div>
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<a href="http://themysteriousworld.com/top-10-most-colorful-animals-in-the-world/" target="_blank">h</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">ttp://themysteriousworld.com/top-10-most-colorful-animals-in-the-world/ </a></div>
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The <b>Hessdalen light</b> is an unexplained light usually seen in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessdalen" title="Hessdalen">Hessdalen</a> valley in the municipality of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holt%C3%A5len" title="Holtålen">Holtålen</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8r-Tr%C3%B8ndelag" title="Sør-Trøndelag">Sør-Trøndelag</a> county, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>.</div>
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The Hessdalen light most often appears as a bright white or yellow
light of unknown origin standing or floating above the ground level.
Sometimes the light can be seen for more than one hour. There are
several other types of unexplained lights observed in the Hessdalen
valley.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"></sup></div>
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Unusual lights have been reported in the region since the 1940s or
earlier. Especially high activity of Hessdalen lights took place from
December 1981 until the summer of 1984 when lights were observed 15–20
times per week. The frequency of the lights caused a gathering of
numerous tourists staying there overnight to see the phenomenon.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-wo_2-0"></sup>Since then, the activity has decreased and now the lights are observed some 10–20 times per year. <b> </b><br />
<b>A CLOSER LOOK:</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text">Great balls of fire? Flashing balls of light that can
be as large of cars are known as the Hessdalen Phenomenon (pictured).
They have attracted attention from ufologists, but now scientists think
the unusual lights could be formed by a natural 'battery'</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> The presence of strange balls of light hovering over a valley in central Norway has baffled scientists for years.The flashing orbs can be as large as cars and have even attracted attention from ufologists. <br />But now scientists think the unusual lights could be formed by a natural ‘battery’ buried deep underground, created by metallic minerals reacting with a sulphurous river running through it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If the theory is proven correct, it could open up a new way of storing energy.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Some of the lights drift gently through the sky for up to two hours, while others flash white or blue and streak through the valley, disappearing in seconds, <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229680.600-norse-ufos-what-are-the-glowing-orbs-of-hessdalen.html">New Scientist</a> reported.<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A computer engineer called Erling Strand from Ostfold University in Norway, has been looking for the physics behind the natural phenomenon since 1982, when frequent light shows captured the attention of the press and scientists alike.<br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">He set up Project Hessdalen in a bid to unite experts trying to unravel the mystery of how the mysterious orbs are formed, and was able to quickly rule out theories that the lights came from planes, vehicles or buildings.<br /> </span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">The researchers noticed a small fluctuation in the areas’ magnetic field before the formation of the lights, but when they measured radioactivity and seismic activity – both of which could cause such a phenomenon – there was nothing unusual at the site 248miles (400km) north of Oslo.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">An international team of experts then measured the size, shape and speed of the orbs using radar and spectral analysis to examine the elements that make up the light.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text">Fully charged: One expert has studied the Hessdalen
site since 1996 and has found that rocks in the valley are rich in zinc
and iron on one side of the river running through it, and rich in copper
on the other side. The sulphurous water in the river creates a giant
battery</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">They revealed that the lights make no sound, appear to be cool and do not leave any scorch marks on the ground, unlike ball lightning. They do however sterilise an area upon contact, killing the soil microbes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jader Monari of the Institute of Radio Astronomy in Medicina, Italy, has studied the Hessdalen site since 1996 and found that rocks in the valley are rich in zinc and iron on one side of the river running through it, and rich in copper on the other side.</span></div>
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A yellow light, with a red light on the top</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">‘If there is sulphur in the water in the middle, it makes a perfect battery’ he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Together with a colleague from the University of Bologna, the scientists used rock samples to create a miniature valley and dunked them in river sediment. They found that electricity flowed between the two rocks and that this could light a lamp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dr Monari believes that bubbles of ionised gas are created when sulphurous fumes from the River Hesja react with the humid air of the valley. The geology also forms electromagnetic field lines in the valley, which could explain why the orbs of light move around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">‘This electrical field creates a path that could be the ‘main road’ of the lights inside the valley,’ Dr Monari told Caroline Williams.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bjorn Gitle Hauge, an electrical engineer at Ostfold University, thinks that the energy needed to make the clouds glow could come from the charge building up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are many other competing theories as to how the light may be formed, although the battery theory seems to be the most probable based upon current evidence.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scientists revealed that the lights of Hessdalen - which lies 248miles
(400km) north of Oslo - make no sound, appear to be cool and do not
leave any scorch marks on the ground, unlike ball lightning. They do,
however, sterilise an area upon contact, killing soil microbes</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some experts think some sort of plasma causes the light
as when a gas ionises it forms a cloud of ions and electrons – plasma –
that produce light. Plasmas can be cool to touch and can also kill
microbes, but they require incredibly high temperatures and a huge
supply of energy to be produced.</span> </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XEx2HuA_T1U/VTvaarILQ9I/AAAAAAAADPc/B3IlsZ8BLTg/s1600/highpants-HessdalenLights_InTheValley_BlueSpiralStreak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XEx2HuA_T1U/VTvaarILQ9I/AAAAAAAADPc/B3IlsZ8BLTg/s1600/highpants-HessdalenLights_InTheValley_BlueSpiralStreak.jpg" height="225" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Others
believe the lights are a type of ball lightning because similar balls
of light spotted and analysed in China showed they were formed of
silicon, iron and calcium – which are present in the Hessdalen lights,
along with the addition of an element called scandium.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">But the Hessdalen lights do not appear when there is lightning, leading Dr Hauge to suggest another idea.</span><br />
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He proposed that the valley’s shape, climate and geology generate a massive electric charge and that static electricity on the mountains were whipped up by strong winds.<br />
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Other experts believe the lights are powered by radioactivity and the decay of radon in the atmosphere. They think the lights are made from ‘dusty plasma’ containing ionised dust particles. <br />
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They will search for the presence of radon in the valley to test their idea that bubbles of the gas could erupt from the ground, pick up dust and enter the air as a glowing orb.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Whatever the reason for the lights’ formation, the answer could lead to a new way of storing energy.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">‘If
we have some kind of installation that we could pick up charged
particles and lock them inside, then you can store energy,’ Dr Hauge
said.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> A VIDEO DOCUMENTARY about the HESSDALEN PHENOMENA</span></b></h3>
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<b>ARTICLE REFERENCES:</b></h3>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessdalen_light">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessdalen_light</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2632650/Has-mystery-glowing-Norwegian-orbs-solved-Expert-claims-underground-battery-creates-amazing-light-show.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2632650</a><br />
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<b>The Green Children of Woolpit: the 12th century legend of visitors from another world</b></div>
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The Children of Woolpit is an ancient account dating back to the 12th century, which tells of two children that appeared on the edge of a field in the village of Woolpit in England. The young girl and boy had green-hued skin and spoke an unknown language. The children became sick and the boy died, but the girl recovered and over the years came to learn English. She later relayed the story of their origins, saying they came from a place called St Martin’s Land, which existed in an atmosphere of permanent twilight, and where the people lived underground. While some view the story as a folk tale that that describes an imaginary encounter with inhabitants of another world beneath our feet or even extraterrestrial, others accept it as a real, but somewhat altered account of a historical event that merits further investigation.<b> A CLOSER LOOK</b><a href="http://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/green-children-woolpit-12th-century-legend-visitors-another-world-002347"></a> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A village<i> sign in Woolpit, England, depicting the two green children of the 12<sup>th</sup> century legend (</i><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_%22green_children%22_of_Woolpit_on_the_village_sign_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1161413.jpg" target="_blank"><i>Wikimedia</i></a><i>)</i></td></tr>
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The account is set in the village of Woolpit located in Suffolk, East Anglia. In the Middle Ages, it lay within the most agriculturally productive and densely populated area of rural England. The village had belonged to the rich and powerful Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds.</div>
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<i>The ruins of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds (</i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bury_St_Edmunds_Abbey#mediaviewer/File:Abbey_Ruins_WM.jpg" target="_blank"><i>Wikipedia</i></a><i>)</i></div>
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The story was recorded by two 12<sup>th</sup> century chroniclers -
Ralph of Coggestall (died c 1228 AD), an abbot of a Cistercian monastery
at Coggeshall (about 26 miles / 42 km south of Woolpit), who recorded
his account of the green children in the Chronicon Anglicanum (English
Chronicle); and William of Newburgh (1136-1198 AD), an English historian
and canon at the Augustinian Newburgh Priory, far to the north in
Yorkshire, who includes the story of the green children in his main work
Historia rerum Anglicarum (History of English Affairs). The writers
stated that the events took place within the reign of King Stephen
(1135-54) or King Henry II (1154-1189), depending on which version of
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The Story of the Green Children</h2>
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According to the account of the green children, a boy and his sister
were found by reapers working their fields at harvest time near some
ditches that had been excavated to trap wolves at St Mary’s of the Wolf
Pits (Woolpit). Their skin was tinged with a green hue, their clothes
were made from unfamiliar materials, and their speech was unintelligible
to the reapers. They were taken to the village, where they were
eventually accepted into the home of local landowner, Sir Richard de
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The children would not eat any food presented to them but appeared
starving. Eventually, the villagers brought round recently harvested
beans, which the children devoured. They survived only on beans for many
months until they acquired a taste for bread.</div>
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The boy became sick and soon succumbed to illness and died, while the
girl remained in good health and eventually lost her green-tinged skin.
She learned how to speak English and was later married to a man at
King’s Lynn, in the neighboring county of Norfolk. According to some
accounts, she took the name ‘Agnes Barre’ and the man she married was an
ambassador of Henry II, although these details have not been verified.
After she learned how to speak English, she relayed the story of their
origins.</div>
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<i>Artist’s depiction of the Green Children of Woolpit (</i><a href="https://prej89.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/green-children-930x950.jpg" target="_blank"><i>Image source</i></a><i>)</i></div>
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A Strange Underground Land</h2>
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The girl reported that she and her brother came from the “Land of
Saint Martin”, where there was no sun, but a perpetual twilight, and all
the inhabitants were green like them. She described another ‘luminous’
land that could be seen across a river.</div>
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She and her brother were looking after their father’s flock, when
they came upon a cave. They entered the cave and wandered through the
darkness for a long time until they came out the other side, entering
into bright sunlight, which they found startling. It was then that they
were found by the reapers.</div>
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Explanations</h2>
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Over the centuries, many theories have been put forward to explain
this strange account. Regarding their green colouring, one proposal is
that the children were suffering from Hypochromic Anemia, originally
known as Chlorosis (coming from the Greek word ‘Chloris’, meaning
greenish-yellow). The condition is caused by a very poor diet that
affects the color of the red blood cells and results in a noticeably
green shade of the skin. In support of this theory is the fact that the
girl is described as returning to a normal color after adopting a
healthy diet.</div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EQHm5lrmExo/VTuu6gJislI/AAAAAAAADOM/NX5VTqhUnJg/s1600/GrenChildren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EQHm5lrmExo/VTuu6gJislI/AAAAAAAADOM/NX5VTqhUnJg/s1600/GrenChildren.jpg" height="320" width="308" /></a>With regards to the description of the strange land, Paul Harris
suggested in Fortean Studies 4 (1998) that the children were Flemish
orphans, possibly from a nearby place known as Fornham St. Martin, which
was separated from Woolpit by the River Lark. A lot of Flemish
immigrants had arrived during the 12<sup>th</sup> century but were
persecuted under the reign of King Henry II. In 1173, many were killed
near Bury St Edmunds. If they had fled into Thetford Forest, it may have
seemed like permanent twilight to the frightened children. They may
also have entered one of the many underground mine passages in the area,
which finally led them to Woolpit. Dressed in strange Flemish clothes
and speaking another language, the children would have presented a very
strange spectacle to the Woolpit villagers.</div>
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Other commentators have suggested a more ‘other-worldly’ origin for
the children. Robert Burton suggested in his 1621 book ‘The Anatomy of
Melancholy’ that the green children "fell from Heaven", leading others
to speculate that the children may have been extraterrestrials. In a
1996 article published in the magazine Analog, astronomer Duncan Lunan
hypothesised that the children were accidentally transported to Woolpit
from their home planet, which may be trapped in synchronous orbit around
its sun, presenting the conditions for life only in a narrow twilight
zone between a fiercely hot surface and a frozen dark side.</div>
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The story of the green children has endured for over eight centuries
since the first recorded accounts. While the real facts behind the story
may never be known, it has provided the inspiration for numerous poems,
novels, operas, and plays across the world, and continues to capture
the imagination of many curious minds. </div>
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translation. It is either an ingenious hoax or an unbreakable
cipher. The manuscript is named after its discoverer, the
American antique book dealer and collector, Wilfrid M. Voynich, who
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Based on the evidence of the calligraphy, the
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that the Manuscript was created in the late 13th century. The
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There is no other example of the language in which the <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD6">manual</span> is
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Apparently, Voynich wanted to have the mysterious manuscript
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xf1aszmUoMA/VTF_3M6fcKI/AAAAAAAADLw/GjuWKch6RwE/s1600/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xf1aszmUoMA/VTF_3M6fcKI/AAAAAAAADLw/GjuWKch6RwE/s1600/image.png" height="275" width="400" /></a><b>Asia’s Most Unique Deformities:</b><br />
Nobody has it easy these days, not even actors
and actresses.<br />
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The one thing that keeps us all trudging along though is
hope, whether that hope entails faith in a returning Messiah, dreams of
fame or fortune, or just the anticipation of a hot meal at the local
homeless shelter.<br />
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Sometimes though, we become so enamored with our own burdens that we
lose sight of hope. Perhaps the following stories of brave, albeit
unfortunate souls will help relieve these burdens by reminding us that
things could always be far worse.<br />
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<b>The Horny Grandma</b><br />
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Granny Zhao — as she is formerly known — is an elderly lady from
Zhanjiang who sports her own horn. According to her family, the <a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2006/10/14/horn-man/" target="_blank">horn</a> appeared approximately 3 years ago as just a tiny mole; but unlike a mole, it never stopped growing.<br />
It now juts out from the middle of her forehead, which in turn has
affected her vision: “It causes me no discomfort, but blocks part of my
view.”<br />
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<a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/09/01/worlds-largest-hand/" target="_blank"><b>The Over-Sized Fingers</b></a><br />
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Meet Liu Hau from Jiangsu. Since birth, Hau’s left hand has been
plagued with a ridiculously over-sized thumb, index finger, and middle
finger. This condition is formerly known as macrodactyly, and is a form
of local gigantism.<br />
Hau underwent surgery at a Shanghai hospital in late 2007, during which approximately 5.1kg of flesh & bone were removed.<br />
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<b>The Tree-Trunk Leg</b><i><br />
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Chen Zongtao has never once performed a squat; yet, his body houses a
leg that weighs over 150 pounds just by itself. The growth originally
began on Chen’s right foot when he was just a child, but soon spread to
his entire right <a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2008/06/15/elephant-legs-woman-china/" target="_blank">leg</a>. Years later and the colossal leg has left Chen unable to get up, let alone just walk through his own home.<br />
Doctors say that he suffers from neurofibroma, a nerve-based tumor
that is typically benign. It is not known for certain whether he ever
received treatment for his condition.<br />
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<a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/06/21/chinese-elephant-man-to-get-33-pound-tumor-removed/" target="_blank"><b>The Chinese Elephant Man</b></a> <b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />
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Pictured above is Huang Chuncais, better known as the ‘Chinese
Elephant Man.’ He suffers from a form of elephantiasis that has over the
years morphed into a giant 15kg tumor so heavy that it pulls his facial
skin downward.<br />
After a long and troubling life that has made it difficult for Huang
to just sip on some soup, he was finally offered free assistance from
the doctors at the Fuda Cancer Hospital in Guangzhou.<br />
Below is a picture of Huang taken in January 2008 after his second surgery.<br />
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<b>The Man With A Twin</b> <b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />
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One might suspect that Nagpur resident Sanju Bhagat is a serious
alcoholic with an enormous beer belly; but that, I assure you, is far
from the truth. Throughout his life, the 36-year-old farmer just figured
he was the victim of a tumor.<br />
During an evening in June 1999, however, doctors attempting to remove
the bulge discovered that Sanju’s stomach contained the dead body of
his barely developed twin brother instead.<br />
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<a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/11/18/hindu-goddess-born-with-4-legs-and-4-arms/" target="_blank"><b>The Human Octopus </b></a><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />
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The bundle of joy pictured above lying by her Mother is Lakshmi
Tatma, a charming young damsel who was born with 4 legs and 4 arms. The
condition came about when her ‘parasistic twin’ stopped developing in
her mother’s womb. Lakshmi’s body absorbed the remaining limbs,
resulting in her being born a human octupus, per se.<br />
Many in India were shocked to the core by her birth, as they believed
her to be the reincarnation of the eight-limbed Hindu God Lakshmi.
After two years, she finally received surgery for her condition, and now
lives her life as a normal child.<br />
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<a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2008/04/26/tree-man/" target="_blank"><b>The Tree Man </b></a><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />
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The Indonesian Tree Man known as Dede suffers from a combination of
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and a genetic disorder. The result has been a
nonstop growth of bark-like warts that have gradually been taking over
his body.<br />
Despite being constantly taunted, losing his job, and having his wife
desert him, Dede has continued on as the proud father of two children.
This dedicated Papa was finally rewarded for his perseverance by an
American doctor who promised a cure.<br />
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<b>The Gigantic Face</b><i><br />
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Little Lai Ti Dao is a petite girl who suffered from a Schwannoma
tumor, which initially began as a mere lump in her throat, but then blew
up into an over-sized tumor that threatened to kill her.<br />
Not only was it so large that Lai could barely walk, but it was
gradually cutting off her airway as well. Thankfully, she was flown out
to Miami in 2008 and finally, after a 10-hour surgery, freed of 10 pound
tumor.<br />
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<b>The Conehead</b><i><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />
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Nguyen Xuan Minh was only 5 years old when the picture above was
taken at the Tu Du Hospital in 2005. His unknown condition features an
elongated head with bulging eyes, but has doctors baffled as to why.<br />
Most people believe that Nguyen is likely an unfortunate victim of
the defoliant Agent Orange, which was used by American forces during the
Vietnam war.<br />
Due to his parents’ exposure to the chemical, Nguyen was born deformed and will likely live the rest of his life as such.<br />
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Le Thi Hoa is yet another young soul deformed from exposure to Agent
Orange. She was born with stunted fingers; that, however, has not
stopped her from writing with ‘excellent penmanship.’<br />
Sadly, both Le and Nguyen are two out of hundreds of thousands of
victims who must deal with the long-l<br />
asting effects of Agent Orange.<br />
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still soft, and her arms and legs could flex at the joints, and remains
to this day, the most well-preserved ancient human ever discovered. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Found over 2,000 years after her death, one of the world’s
well- preserved ancient human remains were buried in a mysterious liquid
that scientists still can’t replicate. Despite the fact that she had been buried for over two millennia, her
skin was still moist and elastic, her joints still flexible, every
feature still remained intact down to her eyelashes and the hair in her
nostrils, and blood still remained in her veins.</span><br />
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from the tomb, Oxygen took an immediate toll on her body and so the
state in which she is seen today does not accurately reflect how she was
found. Nevertheless, when forensic scientists conducted an autopsy on
the Diva Mummy, they were stunned to discover that the body was in the
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<br /><br />The autopsy revealed that all her organs were still intact, even down to the lungs vagus (nerve), which is as thin as hair. Blood clots were found in her veins and evidence was found of a coronary heart attack, as well as a host of other ailments and diseases, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, liver disease, and gallstones. The Lady Dai died of a heart attack at the age of 50, brought on by obesity, lack of exercise and an over-indulgent diet.<br /><br /> When they were still studying her organs, the pathologists found 138 undigested melon seeds in her oesophagus, stomach, and intestines. Melon seeds take about 1 hour to digest so scientists were able to determine that she died shortly after eating some melons.<br /><br /> Archaeologists and pathologists have not determined all the factors behind her state of preservation, but they have a few clues.<br /><br />Read more @ <a href="http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/enduring-mystery-lady-dai-mummy-001357">Source</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you seen Disney/Pixar motion picture "UP "? In the story featured a legendary waterfall which is called the Paradise Falls. </div>
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Though, Paradise Falls does not exist, the fall was truly based on the world highest uninterruptible waterfall located at Bolívar State, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a> with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The
waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima
National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima), a UNESCO World
Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State. The height
figure 979 m (3,212 ft) mostly consists of the main plunge but also
includes about 400 m (0.25 mi) of sloped cascades and rapids below the
drop and a 30-metre (98 ft) high plunge downstream of the talus rapids. </div>
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The waterfall has been known as the “Angel Falls” since the mid
twentieth century; they are named after Jimmie Angel, a US aviator, who
was the first person to fly over the falls.Angel’s ashes were scattered
over the falls on July 2, 1960.</div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uH4T7iCagXI/U4Y64KidBWI/AAAAAAAADCU/ksMcLU54o-8/s1600/angel-falls-wallpaper-desktop-hd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uH4T7iCagXI/U4Y64KidBWI/AAAAAAAADCU/ksMcLU54o-8/s1600/angel-falls-wallpaper-desktop-hd.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a>The common Spanish name “Salto Ángel” derives from his surname. In
2009, President Hugo Chávez announced his intention to change the name
to the purported original indigenous Pemon term (“Kerepakupai Vená”,
meaning “<i>waterfall of the deepest place</i>“), on the grounds that
the nation’s most famous landmark should bear an indigenous
name.Explaining the name change, Chávez was reported to have said, “This
is ours, long before Angel ever arrived there… this is indigenous
property.”However, he later said that he would not decree the change of
name, but only was defending the use of Kerepakupai Vená.</div>
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Sir Walter Raleigh described what was possibly a tepuy (table top
mountain), and he is said to have been the first European to view Angel
Falls, but these claims are considered far-fetched. Some historians
state that the first European to visit the waterfall was Fernando de
Berrío, a Spanish explorer and governor from the 16th and 17th
centuries.</div>
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According to accounts of Venezuelan explorer Ernesto Sánchez La Cruz,
he spotted falls in 1912, but he did not publicize his discovery. It is
possible that Cruz saw the Montoya Falls in the Sierra Pacaraima
region, which are more than 500 m tall. They were not known to the
outside world until American aviator Jimmie Angel flew over them on 16
November 1933 on a flight while he was searching for a valuable ore bed.<br />
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Returning on 9 October 1937, Angel tried to land his Flamingo
monoplane El Río Caroní; atop Auyan-tepui, but the plane was damaged
when the wheels sank into the marshy ground. Angel and his three
companions, including his wife Marie, were forced to descend the tepui
on foot. It took them 11 days to make their way back to civilization via
the gradually sloping back side but news of their adventure spread and
the waterfall was named Angel Falls in his honor. The name of waterfall –
“Salto Angel” – was first published on a Venezuelan government map in
December 1939.</div>
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Angel’s plane remained on top of the tepuy for 33 years before being
lifted out by helicopter. It was restored at the Aviation Museum in
Maracay and now sits outdoors on the front of the airport at Ciudad
Bolívar.</div>
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the falls was Latvian explorer Aleksandrs Laime, also known as Alejandro
Laime to the native Pemon tribe. He reached the falls alone in 1946. He
was the first to reach the upper side of falls in the late 1950s, by
climbing on the back side where the slope is not vertical. He also
reached Angel’s plane 18 years after the crash landing. In 18 November
1955, independence day of Latvia he announced to Venezuelan newspaper El
Nacional that this stream without any known local name shall be called
after Latvian river – Gauja. In 1955 this name was registered in
National Cartographic institution of Venezuela (Dirección de Cartografía
Nacional). There are no convincing proofs that indigenous Pemon people
had named the local streams as Auyán-tepui was considered to be a
dangerous place and was not visited by the indigenous people. However,
lately the Pemon name Kerep is used as well.</div>
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Laime was also the first to clear a trail that leads from the Churun
River to the base of the falls. On the way, there is a viewpoint
commonly used to capture the falls in photographs. It is named Mirador
Laime (“Laime’s Viewpoint” in Spanish) in his honor. This trail is used
now mostly for tourists, to lead them from the Isla Ratón camp to the
small clearing.</div>
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The official height of the falls was determined by a survey carried
out by an expedition organized and financed by American journalist Ruth
Robertson on 13 May 1949. The first known attempt to climb the face of
the cliff was made in 1968 during the wet season. It failed because of
slippery rock. In 1969 a second attempt was made during the dry season.
This attempt was thwarted by lack of water and an overhang 120 metres
(400 ft) from the top. The first climb to the top of the cliff was
completed on January 13, 1971. The climbers required nine and a half
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A sure thing is that nature is really amazing. The more since is
studying it the more amazing things we find out. Fruits, vegetables,
flowers, roots, meat, fish, and many other foods are part of the nature,
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<b>Honey </b>never expires! - Honey is the only edible food for humans that will never go bad. </div>
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<b>Chewing gum </b>helps losing weight! - Chewing gum may keep you slim by boosting the metabolic rate by about 20%.</div>
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lstrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04456709481040375448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473724164364293027.post-22187662369656335272014-05-26T13:13:00.001-07:002015-04-29T15:19:51.009-07:00Firenado: a twister of flame<div style="text-align: justify;">
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A fire whirl consists of a core—the part that is actually on fire—and
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core. The core of a typical fire whirl is 1 to 3 feet (0.30 to 0.91 m)
wide and 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) tall. Under the right conditions,
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(300 m) tall, can form. The temperature inside the core of a fire whirl
can reach up to 2,000 °F (1,090 °C)—hot enough to potentially reignite ashes
sucked up from the ground. Often, fire whirls are created when a
wildfire or creates its own wind, which can turn into a
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Combustible, carbon-rich gases released by burning vegetation on the
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Kanto earthquake in Japan, triggering a firestorm that burned to
produce a tornado struck the town and a giant fire that killed 38,000
people in 15 minutes in the area Hifukusho-Ato in Tokyo.</span></span><span class="long_text" id="result_box"><span title=""> This event was considered the</span></span><span class="st"> deadliest fire whirl on record.</span> </div>
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lstrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04456709481040375448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473724164364293027.post-53581147759550682482014-05-26T12:46:00.001-07:002014-05-26T12:49:45.207-07:00Megalodon - Largest Shark that ever lived<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<i><i>Humans have only discovered 5 percent of the Earth's ocean . If a giant squid or a great white shark has been already discovered by human within that 5 percent part of the ocean, there is a very huge possibility that there's more bizarre creatures living out there. </i></i></div>
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Megalodon is arguably the most insane thing that has ever lived – it had all the underpants staining features of the normal g<i>reat white shark</i>,
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This mega shark was the absolute apex predator during the Miocene and
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was the perfect killing machine: built for speed, stealth and armed
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In 1918, Australian marine biologist David Stead recorded events when
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This believe is fueled by the fact that the ocean is quite a good place
to hide in when you consider that 95% of it still remains unexplored.
New creatures are being discovered all the time – including some that
were believed to have gone extinct millions of years ago. These aren’t
small creatures that are easily overlooked either. In many cases we are
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Take a look at this documentary on Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ss0QlEkLo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ss0QlEkLo</a></div>
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Bonnie Claire Playa in Nevada,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Clements_1-0"></sup> and most notably <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racetrack_Playa" title="Racetrack Playa">Racetrack Playa</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_National_Park" title="Death Valley National Park">Death Valley National Park</a>, California, where the number and length of tracks are notable. At <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racetrack_Playa" title="Racetrack Playa">Racetrack Playa</a>, these tracks have been studied since the early 1900s, yet the origins of stone movement are not confirmed<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"></sup> and remain the subject of research for which several hypotheses<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"></sup> exist.</div>
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The stones move only every two or three years and most tracks develop
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Trails differ in both direction and length. Rocks that start next to
each other may travel parallel for a time, before one abruptly changes
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southern portion. Historical accounts identify some stones hundreds of
feet from shore, yet most of the stones are found relatively close to
their respective originating outcrops. Three lithologic types are
identified: (1) syenite, found most abundant on the west side of the
playa; (2) dolomite, subrounded blue-gray stones with white bands; and
(3) black dolomite, the most common type, found almost always in angular
joint blocks or slivers.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Stanley_4-0"></sup>
This dolomite composes nearly all stones found in the southern half of
the playa, and originates at a steep promontory, 850 ft-high (260 m),
paralleling the east shore at the south end of the playa. Intrusive <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igneous_rock" title="Igneous rock">igneous rock</a> originates from adjacent slopes (most of those being tan-colored <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldspar" title="Feldspar">feldspar</a>-rich <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syenite" title="Syenite">syenite</a>).
Tracks are often tens to hundreds of feet long, about 3 to 12 inches (8
to 30 cm) wide, and typically much less than an inch (2.54 cm) deep.
Most moving stones range from about six to 18 inches in diameter.</div>
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<li>a thin layer of clay</li>
<li>very strong gusts as initiating force</li>
<li>strong sustained wind to keep stones going</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">plankton bioluminescence in Maldives – January 2014 </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mysterious Natural Phenomenon: Stressed Plankton Colors Ocean With Eerie Neon-Blue Glowing Light</span></h1>
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<i>It looks like something from the movie “Avatar”: ocean waters that light up like neon <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">glow sticks</span> when they splash. What could be causing such an otherworldly phenomenon?</i></div>
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While vacationing on the Maldives Islands,Taiwanese photographer Will
Ho stumbled onto an incredible stretch of beach covered in millions of
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<i>Why is this HAPPENING?? </i></div>
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Take a look at this video:</div>
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<b>Bio luminescence Explained </b></div>
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The glowing is caused by a massive <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD6">red tide</span>,
or algae bloom, of bioluminescent phytoplankton called Lingulodinium
polyedrum. The microorganisms emit light in response to stress, such as
when a wave crashes into the shore, a surfboard slashes through the
surf, or a kayaker’s paddle splashes the water. The result is a wickedly
cool glowing ocean.</div>
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Source: <a href="http://strangesounds.org/2014/01/mysterious-natural-phenomenon-stressed-plankton-colors-ocean-with-eerie-neon-blue-glowing-light.html">http://strangesounds.org/2014/01/mysterious-natural-phenomenon-stressed-plankton-colors-ocean-with-eerie-neon-blue-glowing-light.html</a></div>
lstrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04456709481040375448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473724164364293027.post-12616964664248699532014-05-20T11:54:00.000-07:002015-04-29T15:23:01.350-07:00What A Perfect Disguise - Sea Dragon<i>What a PERFECT Disguise, At first sight, you would not notice. You will try to find out what is behind those leafy weeds. BUT ....</i><br />
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What you see on the image right now is an amazing creature known as Leafy Sea Dragon.</div>
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Sea dragons are some of the most ornately camouflaged creatures on the planet. Adorned with gossamer, leaf-shaped appendages over their entire bodies, they are perfectly outfitted to blend in with the seaweed and kelp formations they live amongst.</div>
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Endemic to the waters off south and east Australia, leafy and weedy sea dragons are closely related to seahorses and pipefish. Leafies are generally brown to yellow in body color with spectacular olive-tinted appendages. Weedies have less flamboyant projections and are usually reddish in color with yellow spots.</div>
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Sea dragons have very long, thin snouts; slender trunks covered in bony rings; and thin tails which, unlike their seahorse cousins, cannot be used for gripping. They have small, transparent dorsal and pectoral fins that propel and steer them awkwardly through the water, but they seem quite content to tumble and drift in the current like seaweed. Leafies grow to a length of about 14 inches (35 centimeters), while the slightly larger weedies can grow up to 18 inches (46 centimeters) long.</div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tlh0QB-JSrw/U3ujB2a25tI/AAAAAAAAC9E/gNPRGoYLVrA/s1600/Leafy_Sea_Dragon_20101020_151915_TNT_0589.jpg"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tlh0QB-JSrw/U3ujB2a25tI/AAAAAAAAC9E/gNPRGoYLVrA/s1600/Leafy_Sea_Dragon_20101020_151915_TNT_0589.jpg" width="640" /></a>As with sea horses, sea dragon males are responsible for childbearing. But instead of a pouch, like sea horses have, male sea dragons have a spongy brood patch on the underside of the tail where females deposit their bright-pink eggs during mating. The eggs are fertilized during the transfer from the female to the male. The males incubate the eggs and carry them to term, releasing miniature sea dragons into the water after about four to six weeks.</div>
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Sea dragons survive on tiny crustaceans such as mysids, or sea lice. It is not known if they are preyed upon by other animals. They are, however, frequently taken by divers seeking to keep them as pets. In fact, such takings shrank their numbers so critically by the early 1990s that the Australian government placed a complete protection on both species. Pollution and habitat loss have also hurt their numbers, and they are currently listed as near threatened.</div>
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