Archive for the 'Secrets' Category

US Air Force Successfuly Launches Secret Space Plane - the X-37B

An unmanned space plane on top of an Atlas V Launcher successfully blasted off at 7:52 pm Thursday, April 22, 2010 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket caries the classified X-37B robot space plane. With the end of the Space Shuttle launches, this plane will soon be the only orbital craft able […]

The B-2 Steath Bomber

The Stealth bomber, or the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, is shown in the pictures below: The B-2 flew at the California Capital Airshow over Mather Airport on September 12th, 2009.

About the B-2
The Stealth bomber is know for its state of the art technology to avoid detection by radar and for a design that buries it’s engines in  […]

Is weight gain linked to a virus?

An emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wis., has studied the link between the virus Ad-36 and obesity.  The professor, Richard Atkinson,  researched chickens, mice and marmosets.  He found that these animals were fatter after becoming infected with a human adenovirus that usually causes colds, eye infections and diarrhea.  Tests […]

Extremely Rare - The Eastern or Moutain Bongo of Kenya

The Eastern or Moutain Bongo of Kenya is an extremenly rare antelope. Theses antelope are only found in one remote region of Keyna. Bongos are the largest and heaviest antelope and are recognizable by their stripes and spiraled horns. In the 1890’s, the disease rinderpest almost exterminated the species. They havea  bright reddish-brown color and have very […]

Just who are superdelegates and how are they choosing the next Democratic presidential nominee?

     
   
What or who is a superdelegate?
There are 800 superdelegates casting 795 votes (”Democrats Abroad” get 1/2 vote)  The news has prominently shown us Dan Abrams - he is a college age superdelegate. That could mean anyone can be a superdelegate .. right? Don’t be decieved.   
Superdelegates are senior Democratic National Party (DNC) officials that include (a) Democratic […]

Will red-spotted newts help us regrow limbs?

Salamanders can regrow types of tissue to make limbs like completely growing a new tail.  A study published in the Nov 2. 2007 issue of the Journal of Science, discusses how a protein called nAG helps in the process of stem cells forming new limbs in red-spotted newts.  Studying red-spotted newts has helped us better […]

Interesting and Unusual Facts

Facetious and abstemious are the only words that contain all the vowels in the correct order.
“Adcomsubordcomphibspac” is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative […]

Google Earth/Maps - Too close?

Want to see some crazy stuff? In some areas of the world, you can zoom in to an absurd level. Pretty close to being able to actually identify an individual.
Let’s take this scene for example… some people in Africa with their herd of camels and cows, gathered around a well. I mean come on… you […]

Valentines Day History and Facts

The origins of Valentine’s Day trace back to the ancient Roman celebration of Lupercalia. Held on February 15, Lupercalia honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus, as well as the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.
In addition to a bountiful feast, Lupercalia festivities are purported to have included the pairing of young women and men. […]

Secrets for Success and Inner Peace

The First Secret:
Have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing.
The Second Secret:
Don’t die with your music still in you.
The Third Secret:
You can’t give away what you don’t have.
The Forth Secret:
Embrace silence.
The Fifth Secret:
Give up your personal history.
The Six Secret:
You can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it.