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Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet. Source: Office of the Governor, Raleigh NC, 2016

Fast Repairs Needed Following Outer Banks Power Outage

July 28, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

On Friday, July 28, 2017, Governor Roy Cooper urged authorities to work quickly to restore power to Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands in North Carolina following the major outage that occurred there yesterday afternoon. “The situation is […]

Groundbreaking Celebration Planned for New Bonner Bridge

March 4, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by the Office of the Governor On March 3, 2016, Governor Pat McCrory announced a groundbreaking celebration for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement is being held on March 8, 2016, at 10am, in the […]

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The Strange-ness: Mice, Parachutes and the US Air Force

March 1, 2013

In the North Pacific Ocean, several thousand miles West of Hawaii and East of the Philippines, lies the small island of Guam. In Guam, mice laced with acetaminophen are being air-dropped to control brown tree snakes. The US […]

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The Strange-ness: Living without Food

January 1, 2013

Prahlad Jani lives in India and is in his mid-80s. He claims to have lived without eating food or drinking water since 1940. Breatharianism is a concept where believers think that the energy of the sun is […]

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UK: New Guinness World Record Set for Largest Gooseberry

August 27, 2019

Graeme Watson of the United Kingdom holds the newest Guinness World Records title for the heaviest gooseberry. A gooseberry grown by Graeme and submitted to the Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show on August 6, 2019 weighed […]