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There was a time before selfies, texting, email and instant messaging when travelers informed their families and friends of their location by mailing them a postcard. These tiny cards had a space for a written message on one side and a high-quality photograph from the vacation location on the other. Travelers to the western United States, especially Wyoming, often sent their friends postcards showing a creature described as a “jackalope” and the legend of a…
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Science fiction often depicts future humans living in glamorous bases on the Moon, complete with shopping centers, low-gravity lunar sports complexes, and hotels with breathtaking views of Mons Huygens and Selenean Summit. These extravagant visions may one day play out, but the reality is that when humans first do “set up shop” on our orbiting neighbor, we will likely return to where we initially sought shelter on Earth: caves. From Earth caves to Moon caves…
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Cave di Cusa, also known as Rocche di Cusa, is a fascinating archaeological site in Sicily, Italy. It is an ancient stone quarry that supplied the building materials for the magnificent temples of Selinunte, a Greek city that was located 13 km southwest from the quarry. Selinunte was one of the most important and prosperous colonies of Magna Graecia, the name given to the coastal areas of Southern Italy and Sicily that were colonized by…
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You’ve probably been on a ghost hunt and heard a door slam, upon inspection a fellow investigator might have declared it to be a paranormal incident based on their claim that “there’s no breeze,” but how do you check this claim? When there’s a breeze or draught, an open door swinging on its hinges acts like the sail of a boat. It catches the wind causing it to swing. This can result in a door…
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Discussions around UFO (Unidentified Flying Objects) and UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) have gained a lot of traction over the last few years. While for decades many have speculated the Government’s knowledge of such incidents, small steps have been made where the Pentagon is acknowledging there are aerial phenomena out that they can’t explain. Moving away from the popular term we know as UFO, they refer to these as UAPs. My own thoughts on this name…