A new edition of Ripley’s believe it or not has been published. This one is titled “Ripley’s Believe It or Not: Expect the Unexpected (Ripley’s Believe It Or Not)“This is the third volume in the series and features all-new examples of just how weird the world can be. The large-format hardcover has hundreds of facts [...]
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Expect the Unexpected
» by Chris December 31st, 2006 at 5:44 am » Comments (0)
My resolution to get fit in the New Year
» by Chris December 31st, 2006 at 5:42 am » Comments (1)
It’s the time of year to start making resolutions and hopefully not end up breaking them. We’ll see about that, but either way one of the resolutions that I’d like to make and keep for the new year is to get in better shape. I really didn’t do much exercise of any kind in the [...]
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Frost Smoke
» by Chris December 31st, 2006 at 5:26 am » Comments (2)
Q: Have you ever experienced a “pogonip,” a.k.a. “frost smoke” and “white death?” A: It’s tiny ice crystals suspended near the ground as a mist or fog, says Randy Cerveny in “Freaks of the Storm.” When warm air from a valley rises up into a cold wind blowing lengthwise, a freezing fog can descend and [...]
