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NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took this shot, capturing its own shadow, while hovering over the Martian surface on April 19, 2021. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight on Mars

April 19, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The small rotorcraft made history, hovering above Jezero Crater, demonstrating that powered, controlled flight on another planet is possible. Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled […]

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The Strange-ness: My Haunted Television

January 16, 2015

Contributed by Brenda Lambert, Member www.paranormalchasers.com You may not think of your TV as something that would be considered “haunted”, but here I’ll tell you of my personal experience, and you may just change your mind. So, here I […]

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The Strange-ness: NC Law Removes Protections from Opossums for Five Days A Year

July 27, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor Have you ever read an article about the odd laws on the books in US states? One can only imagine what led to their creation. Laws prohibiting elephants from plowing fields* […]

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The Strange-ness: Glittery Food May be Gut-wrenching

September 13, 2013

By Kay Whatley, Editor Love those shiny pastries in brilliant colors? Grab that tasty candy for a snack after lunch? Depending on how your food was made, it may be bad for you on a whole new level. […]