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Mega Tsunami could wipe out East Coast of the United States

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Tsunami hits the statue of liberty
Long predicted by oceanographers, volcanologists, and domesday theorists. Could a mega Tsunami starting in the Canary Islands really hit the USA?

The darkest place in the UK

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Photo showing the dark skies over Galloway Forest Park full of stars
Ok so any room with no windows and the lights turned off will probably count as the darkest place in Britain. So we might...

The Electric Brae – Scotland’s natural optical wonder

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Electric Brae - stone marker describing Scotland's natural wonder of illuion
Not all is as it appears in Scotland as objects move uphill on their own accord. In an area known as the Electric Brae, visitors have been baffled for centuries as they watch the seemingly impossible happen.

Arecales – The palm tree order

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Date Palm
Arecales (Arecaceae aka Palmae) in an order of the flowering plants containing the Palm Tree family. There are around 2500 species of palms and...