What are the natural phenomena that surprise even those who think they have seen it all?

10 – A thick layer of vine being removed from a building: 9 – It looks like spaghetti, but this phenomenon is a burl knot, a type of anomaly that causes a rounded growth to occur on a tree trun…

Top stories for Long   What are the natural phenomena that surprise even those who think they have seen it all? Sangram Sagar, Blogger, Content Writer • Answered February 20 10 – A thick layer of vine being removed from a building: 9 – It looks like spaghetti, but this phenomenon is a burl knot, a type of anomaly that causes a rounded growth to ... Read more » 1.9K 53   Why is it that we can eat beef steaks partially cooked (rare-medium rare), but not chicken, pork, or lamb in a similar way without getting food poisoning? Ira White, former Inspector in Charge at United States Department of Agriculture (1978-2011) • Answered March 24 I have inspected all four speicies on the slaughter line and I can say without a doubt that lamb has the most parasites of any animal I have inspected. One of the parasites... Read more » 2.4K 174   Is it wrong to mock Kentucky Governor Brashear for complaining about Canada's boycott of bourbon? Isn't that what the people of Kentucky voted overwhelmingly for? William Underhill, lives in Canada (1964-present) • Answered March 28 Yes, it's wrong to mock Governor Beshear (not 'Brashear') because the gubernatorial race was not the presidential race. Also, since he's a Democrat, it's HIGHLY unlikely he... Read more » 1.3K 69   Why does (almost) every horse farm also own a donkey or two? Mark Bishop, Owner of FastBuyHosting.com for over 12 years. • Answered March 13 Both of my parents grew up on dairy farms, where donkeys were a constant presence among the cows—offering companionship and protection. Of all their farm stories, the ones ... Read more » 4K 65   Taking two numbers from 1 to 100 at random, what is the probability that their sum is even? Dave Wade-Stein, Senior Instructor at Pluralsight (2015-present) • Updated April 20 Well, here's a potentially interesting thing… If you add two even numbers, the result is an even number–I think people are comfortable with this notion…[math]2 + 2 = 4, 2 + 4 = 6[/math],... Read more » 133 21   Is it safe to stay overnight in parking lots of big box stores like Walmart or Costco with a car or RV? Steve Burns, Fulltime RV'er for eight years. Worked in RV industry. • Answered April 4 My partner and I were full-time Rv'ers for 8 years from 1986 to 1994 and stayed in many non-campgrounds. Twice I had someone knock on my door after dark that was not a cop.... Read more » 118 7   Since Australia doesn't allow beef from the USA into it's market, wouldn't it only be fair for President Trump to not allow Australian beef to be sold in the USA till such time Australia removes the restrictions on meat from the USA? Matthew Golden, BSc from Monash University • Updated April 21 Maybe you should try and understand why Australia doesn't allow raw beef imports from America before offering solutions. 1. Australia has banned raw beef from the USA becaus... Read more » 7K 797   A trivia question that I never got the answer to: If you go precisely south from Los Angeles, following the longitude line that passes thru LA, what is the first foreign country you encounter? ThruTheStorm, M. S. Atmospheric Sciences (2018) • Answered April 8 I believe it's Mexico. I was fully prepared to say that there isn't one, that you would just go straight down the Pacific Ocean and into Antarctica and hit the South Pole, ... Read more » 699 64   What musical elements made The Zombies' sound distinctive among British Invasion bands? Rocci Disopa, former Worked in the Entertainment Industry • Answered April 9 I knew Paul Atkinson, one of the original Zombies. After his playing career with The Zombies he went on to work in the industry, eventually settling for RCA Records as an A&... Read more » 94 30   What are some things that other countries should learn from Scandinavian countries? Chris Ebbert, lives in Sweden • Answered November 2, 2021 In my opinion, the main thing Scandinavia can offer the world is a model that focuses on the idea of "being comfortable" rather than "growth at all cost" (cost including th... Read more » 2.5K 110   Why do objects burn while entering from outer space to Earth's atmosphere? Frank Norris, Author of "Colonizing Mars" and aerospace engineer • Answered April 8 If it is something coming from orbit it is moving about 28,000 KPH (17,500 MPH). As it reaches the extreme upper reaches of the atmosphere it is colliding with air molecule... Read more » 77 7   What is something you wish you hadn't found after a loved one died? Bob Wilson, I still have my friends from grade 1, 64 years later. • Updated April 12 When my mother died, my brother and I were cleaning out her home. We were both zombies, going through the motions, while our hearts were breaking. I found two boxes, one fo... Read more » 5.3K 193 Read more in your feed

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