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What is Pickleball?

What is Pickleball?

Pickleball is a fun and funny racket and net game that is said to be a kind of a mashup between tennis, badminton, and ping pong. The game was created just over 50 years ago by a couple of parents whose children were too small to play tennis. So they created a game with a […]

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What is the Difference Between A Marsh, Swamp, Bog and Fen?

What is the Difference Between Marsh and Swamp

In everyday usage, the words marsh and swamp are often used interchangeably. As such, most people think that they refer to the same thing. At a superficial level, using the term swamp and marsh to describe the wetter areas of our world is correct. That is a result of both marshes and swamps being types […]

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Filed Under: Outdoors Tagged With: Earth, Wildlife

How Long Do Ants Live?

How Long Do Ants Live?

Ants are known to have a short life cycle. However, it may surprise you to know that some ants can outlive household pets. Many have life spans that vary from days to decades. The question of how long do ants live actually varies widely by species and type of ant. We will dive a bit […]

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Filed Under: Outdoors Tagged With: Insects

What is the Difference between Horses, Mules, and Donkeys?

Difference Between a Donkey, Mule, and Horse

At first glance, horses, donkeys, and mules appear similar, yet these animals are a diverse bunch. They do share common similarities though, which is why they may often be confused for each other. To obtain a better understanding of these three mammals, it is worth taking at look at the many specific differences and similarities. […]

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Filed Under: Outdoors Tagged With: Animals, History, Wildlife

What Bird Can Fly Backwards?

What Bird Can Fly Backwards?

Most living things we see on a daily basis (including other people) have the ability to both move forward and backwards. Do our airborne bird counterparts get to experience the same luxury? As it turns out, 99% of all birds lack the ability to fly backwards. This inability is mostly a function of a bird’s wings. […]

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Filed Under: Featured, Outdoors Tagged With: Animals, Earth, Wildlife

Who Sent The First Message in a Bottle?

It is certainly not the most precise of communication tools. In fact, a messenger or carrier pigeon is a more exact means of communication when compared to a message in a bottle. It can take years floating and bobbing in the sea for a message in a bottle to make landfall or be discovered, if […]

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Filed Under: Offbeat, Outdoors Tagged With: Booze, Communication, History

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