What story does your DNA tell? Your father’s genes are more dominant regarding your health. Where did your ancestors live? Did they survive the bubonic pandemic? You wouldn’t be here if they didn’t. Did they travel by a three-mast ship across the Atlantic? Maybe they traveled the world. You may be surprised. I can tellContinue reading “What story does your DNA tell?”
Category Archives: Curious Facts About Our Planet
Can DNA determine mannerisms?
Given up for adoption at birth, Sally found her biological mom when she was in her twenties. They lived thousands of miles apart. Sally’s half sibling and I noticed that surprisingly Sally had a couple of mannerisms just like her mother’s even though they had never met. I googled it, and it sounds like itContinue reading “Can DNA determine mannerisms?”
Why does Washington State have such diverse weather?
Why is western Washington State (WW) green and lush? Because moisture blows inland from the ocean. When it hits the high Cascade Mountain range, the moist air is diverted into the atmosphere, creating heavy cloud cover and consistent rainfall. Because the moisture is diverted, Eastern Washington (EW) is semi-arid brown with mostly sage brush. TwoContinue reading “Why does Washington State have such diverse weather?”
Strange How Mountains Can Affect our Lives
If Cascades’ high mountain range wasn’t there, eastern Washington State would probably be green, not brown. Instead of 200 sunny days, there would be 200 dreary days. But as it is, people are typically pale in western WA (WW), and tan in eastern WA (EW). Not me. If you don’t want to drive on snowContinue reading “Strange How Mountains Can Affect our Lives”
What is the most dangerous animal?
Things aren’t always as they seem. What animal is more dangerous – a hippo or a lion? One website claims hippos annually kill over 500 human beings, lions kill 22. But there’s one more deadly. We stayed at Hippo Lodge, in Liwonde, Malawi and had to walk by a hippo to get to our room.Continue reading “What is the most dangerous animal?”
The Most Dangerous Place
In Malawi, one of the most dangerous places to be is on the roads at night. Many autos don’t have working lights and the roads can be atrocious. According to two websites: of the most dangerous countries Afghanistan rates #1; the United States rates 36, and Malawi rates 99 with the safest country being Iceland atContinue reading “The Most Dangerous Place”
Night falls fast at the equator & slow at the poles.
It’s a strange feeling when it takes only 24 minutes for the sun to set at the equator in southern Africa. It’s like someone switched off the sun. But it’s not so fast at the North pole. Pictured above, sunrise begins in early March, and the sun doesn’t set until early October! Then it staysContinue reading “Night falls fast at the equator & slow at the poles.”
Which story of “The Taken Trilogy” did you enjoy most?
Did you enjoy “The Captive” or “Identity Lost” or “Trapped” the most? Why? What did you enjoy about it? Comment below. I would love to hear your thoughts on any of these books whether positive or otherwise. Notice the honeybee’s legs are covered in orange pollen. The bee crawled into my husband, Ron’s hand aContinue reading “Which story of “The Taken Trilogy” did you enjoy most?”
Split Personalities (DID)
(DID) Dissociative Identity Disorder refers to two or more dissimilar personalities in one person. Childhood trauma can result in this mental disorder. The young mind tries to detach or escape from a severe upheaval they have experienced. Their alternate personalities may be different in behavior, gender, name, and preferences. They may or may not beContinue reading “Split Personalities (DID)”
Any snakes on the isle of Ireland?
Did you hear the legend of St. Patrick driving snakes out of Ireland? Some say he didn’t need to; Ireland never had snakes. I wasn’t there, so don’t know. The more north you travel, like Alaska, the less reptiles you find. That includes snakes. Scientists claim once the earth warmed from the ice age, aContinue reading “Any snakes on the isle of Ireland?”
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