Why do many people believe in evolution when we are totally surrounded by evidence for intelligent design?
There is an excellent example in humans. Sinuses. For many people, the misery of sinusitis is real. So what’s going on there? Sinuses are spaces in the bones…
What civilizations were around 60,000 to 100,000 years ago?
Probably none, but there’s one inherent problem that all answers so far seems to miss. Yes, “civilization” means living in a city. Cities leave traces. We see no such…
Why wasn’t Kelly McGillis asked to return in Top Gun: Maverick?
The truth of the matter is that the Kelly McGillis of 1986 that used to look like this: No longer does in 2025, thirty-nine years later. She now…
What is below Earth? I don’t mean the center of Earth. I mean like in the universe.
If we assume (for the sake of simplicity) that North is “up” and South is “down”, then asking “What is below Earth?” is essentially the same as asking,…
How and where did Galileo Galilei die?
In 1631, Galileo’s daughters, both nuns, urged their 66 year old father to retire to a largish villa which was 300 meters away from their convent near Florence,…
Can a human walk in a lifetime the distance to the Moon?
The distance to the moon is 238,900 mi. 382,500 kilometers. So let’s say a person can walk for 70 years. They’d need to walk an average of 3,412…
If the Sun turns into the white dwarf, will it be the end of the Earth?
There is no “if”, there is only “when”. The Earth will most likely be long eaten before our Sun becomes a white dwarf. It’s a damn shame, ain’t…
How close was Britain from losing WW2?
My grandfather was a ww2 vet; he told me that after we got crushed by Hitler he stumbled upon a photograph of british ladies clearing their destroyed homes…
How close to the South Pole do people live?
OK – so the large building in the photo below is where most of the people who live and work at the South pole live. If you zoom…
Were the tanks sent to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease returned after the war?
No, and here’s the deal: pretty much nothing sent through Lend-Lease came back, despite what the “lending” part might suggest. The Soviets got around 7,000 tanks, mostly M4…