11 facts about coast redwoods, the tallest trees in the world
Sturdy, stalwart, and superlatively statuesque, California's coast redwoods stand out as some of the most impressive organisms on the planet.
Before the 1850s, coast redwoods...
The mystery of the filibuster
The famous filibuster - a former buffalo hunter - Archo Lolonua ended his days truly terribly. He was captured by North American Indians of...
Penguin Facts
Penguin facts tell an interesting story about a bird that once flew, and then evolved to become a better swimmer, but lost its ability...
What Is Darwin’s Dilemma?
“Darwin’s dilemma” refers to Charles Darwin’s bafflement that the fossil record contradicted what his theory evolution predicted. In his classic book On the Origin...
The mysterious figure of the Occult
One of the mysterious figures who preached occultism at the beginning of the XXI century was the Austrian scientist, spiritualist Rudolf Steiner. Many of...
MORE INFORMATION AND FACTS ABOUT VENUS
By the time of the ancient Romans it was understood that Venus was one of four planets other than the Earth. Being the brightest...
Facts About Mercury
Quick Mercury Facts
Mercury does not have any moons or rings.
Your weight on Mercury would be 38% of your weight on Earth.
A...
New species of human ancestor discovered in South Africa
Hailed as one of the greatest fossil discoveries of the past half century, Homo naledi could change our understanding of human evolution.
We love a...
Original Article by White on the Gosford Hieroglyphs
After 5,000 years Australia’s Amazing Hieroglyphs still struggle for recognition ! Because this site is NON-ABORIGINAL - the Aussie Government still fails to protect...
The Solar System
Our Solar System includes the Sun and the planetary system revolving around it. A “planetary system” is a group of non-stellar objects (planets, dwarf...
Gosford Hieroglyphs – Our first examination of the Glyphs
Anubis - Ancient Egyptian god of death and the dead.
Many people believe that Australia in the distant past was visited by ancient explorers i.e....
8 Examples of Evolution in Action
Evolution is one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. Armed with the knowledge of the interconnectedness of all life on earth, biologists...
MORE INFORMATION AND FACTS ABOUT MARS
It was believed life existed on Mars for much of the nineteenth century. The reason behind this belief was part mistake and part imagination....
Top 10 Stars That’ll Blow Your Mind
No one can help but look at all the stars which adorn our skies and wonder, “what’s out there?” It’s natural to dream about...
Tunguska meteorite
Italian scientists from the University of Bologna have investigated the consequences of the explosion of the Tunguska meteorite several times. They hypothesized that the...
Facts About The Moon
The dark side of the moon is a myth.
In reality both sides of the Moon see the same amount of sunlight however only...
15 interesting facts about Philippine Sea
People who get here, are forever fascinated by the unique nature of the Philippine sea, which is difficult to compare with any other part...
The Fate of Inca Gold
As is well known, during the colonization of the New World by Spain, a huge amount of gold was exported from America to Europe....
We are not local ourselves...
Skunk can think creatively
Representatives of skunks (Mephitidae) could create paintings or write brilliant books. At least for the reason that their abstract thinking is no worse developed...
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“Confessions of the Son of the Century” by Musset
Musset began his novel in the summer of 1835, hastily dealing with other literary orders, and in February 1836 the novel was already published....
