Viganella – The Italian Village that Built Its Own Sun

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Viganella is a small village in Italy located right at the bottom of a deep valley, and surrounded by high mountains on all sides. This means that naturally, every year from mid-November to early February, the region has absolutely no sunlight. The return of the sun’s rays on the 2nd of February was celebrated with [...]

Friday the 13th: History, Superstitions and Trivia

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Thirteen at a table is unlucky only when the hostess has only twelve chops.” – Groucho Marx.

Remarkable as he was, the master comedian had his way to make people laugh even when it came to the much dreaded number 13. Now associate it with the word ‘Friday’ and voila! You shall see the expressions [...]

Benefits Of Computer Games

Benefits Of Computer Games

Benefits Of Computer Games

Author: Elisa Lavelinos

Computer games by their nature are regularly traps and obstacles in the way of the player and players accept that they are regularly confronted with problems, they will have to overcome, to advance through the rest of the game.

It is this alternative way of looking at problems [...]

Horses and Dogs the Same Yet Not

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Horses and Dogs the Same Yet Not

By Jodi M Wilson

When most people decide to get a dog it is for a companion animal. Some dogs are expected to perform certain duties like barking at intruders, playing with the kids, entertaining their family with funny antics and maybe compete in agility or obedience. Many [...]

Nikon D3100 Review – The Best Budget DSLR Camera

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Nikon D3100 Review – The Best Budget DSLR Camera

Author: Jeff Ingram

The Nikon D3100 is an entry level in Nikon’s line of digital single lens reflex cameras. Released in August 2010, the initial price was around $550. It has great features – in fact, features that other expensive DSLR cameras from Nikon and other [...]

MIT creates solar cell from grass clippings

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A researcher at MIT, Andreas Mershin, has created solar panels from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead leaves. In a few years, Mershin says it’ll be possible to stir some grass clippings into a bag of cheap chemicals, paint the mixture on your roof, and immediately start producing electricity.

If you [...]