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Tall grass maze at Clayton Fear Farm. Source: Boyette Family Farms, Clayton, NC, 2019

Clayton, NC: Fear Farm Open Oct. 2-31

September 24, 2020 Kay Whatley

The fright-filled nights return to Boyette Family Farms with the opening day of its Clayton Fear Farm set for Friday, October 2, 2020. The after-dark fun this year includes the Fear Forest Haunted Hayride and […]

Source: Deans Farm Market, Wilson, North Carolina

Wilson, NC: Deans Farm Market “Fall Fest” Kick-off is Sept. 28

September 12, 2019 Kay Whatley

Deans Farm Market is holding their annual Fall Fest on Saturday, September 28, 2019, 10am-4pm. Located in Wilson County, Deans Farm Market is a farm stand, playground, meal maker, and frequently a fun place for […]

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“Poop” (guano) Core Records 4,300 Years of Bat Diet and Environment

April 12, 2021

An inaccessible cave preserved clues to Jamaica’s climate past in the sedimentary layers of bat guano Deep in a Jamaican cave is a treasure trove of bat poop, deposited in sequential layers by generations of […]

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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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The Strange-ness: Red Rain

December 1, 2012

Multiple “red rains” have fallen on India since summertime. As recently as mid-November, these colored rains were still being reported. Residents in several cities in India have reported red rain and their concerns as to what may be […]