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For many California homeowners with large landscapes or pools, installing a separate water meter for outdoor use can save a significant amount of money. The savings come from avoiding sewer fees on water that does not return to the sewer system.
October 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
For many California homeowners with large landscapes or pools, installing a separate water meter for outdoor use can save a significant amount of money. The savings come from avoiding sewer fees on water that does not return to the sewer system.
Whole house filtration systems offer benefits like improved health, with filtered water that is safer to drink and bathe in, and better-tasting and-smelling water throughout the home. They also provide greater convenience by filtering all the water at the point of entry.
September 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Whole house filtration systems offer benefits like improved health, with filtered water that is safer to drink and bathe in, and better-tasting and-smelling water throughout the home. They also provide greater convenience by filtering all the water at the point of entry.
What are the hazards of a gas leak?
One of the most severe hazards of a gas leak is the potential for an explosion. Natural gas is highly flammable, and when it accumulates in an enclosed space, a single spark can ignite the gas, causing a massive explosion. Call your plumber asap!
One of the most severe hazards of a gas leak is the potential for an explosion. Natural gas is highly flammable, and when it accumulates in an enclosed space, a single spark can ignite the gas, causing a massive explosion. Call your plumber asap!
May 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
What are the hazards of a gas leak?
One of the most severe hazards of a gas leak is the potential for an explosion. Natural gas is highly flammable, and when it accumulates in an enclosed space, a single spark can ignite the gas, causing a massive explosion. Call your plumber asap!
One of the most severe hazards of a gas leak is the potential for an explosion. Natural gas is highly flammable, and when it accumulates in an enclosed space, a single spark can ignite the gas, causing a massive explosion. Call your plumber asap!
Is it worth getting a heat pump water heater?
Whether a heat pump water heater is "worth it" depends on your specific circumstances, including your climate, energy costs, and hot water usage, but they offer significant energy savings and environmental benefits compared to traditional electric units
Whether a heat pump water heater is "worth it" depends on your specific circumstances, including your climate, energy costs, and hot water usage, but they offer significant energy savings and environmental benefits compared to traditional electric units
March 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Is it worth getting a heat pump water heater?
Whether a heat pump water heater is "worth it" depends on your specific circumstances, including your climate, energy costs, and hot water usage, but they offer significant energy savings and environmental benefits compared to traditional electric units
Whether a heat pump water heater is "worth it" depends on your specific circumstances, including your climate, energy costs, and hot water usage, but they offer significant energy savings and environmental benefits compared to traditional electric units
The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus) is the world's smallest mammal by weight, averaging 1.8–3 grams (0.06–0.1 oz). They're about 1.4–1.9 inches long, excluding their tail, and are roughly 20 times lighter than a mouse. Etruscan shrews are found in warm, damp climates from Europe & North Africa...
March 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus) is the world's smallest mammal by weight, averaging 1.8–3 grams (0.06–0.1 oz). They're about 1.4–1.9 inches long, excluding their tail, and are roughly 20 times lighter than a mouse. Etruscan shrews are found in warm, damp climates from Europe & North Africa...
Why is the A-10 Warthog so famous?
The A-10 is most famous for, and literally exists because of, its GE 30mm 7-barrel “gatling” gun, capable of firing armor-piercing and high-explosive incendiary rounds at over 3,900 rounds per minute.
The A-10 is most famous for, and literally exists because of, its GE 30mm 7-barrel “gatling” gun, capable of firing armor-piercing and high-explosive incendiary rounds at over 3,900 rounds per minute.
February 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Why is the A-10 Warthog so famous?
The A-10 is most famous for, and literally exists because of, its GE 30mm 7-barrel “gatling” gun, capable of firing armor-piercing and high-explosive incendiary rounds at over 3,900 rounds per minute.
The A-10 is most famous for, and literally exists because of, its GE 30mm 7-barrel “gatling” gun, capable of firing armor-piercing and high-explosive incendiary rounds at over 3,900 rounds per minute.
Is sentient AI possible?
Whether sentient AI is possible is a matter of debate.
Some scientists believe it's unlikely that AI will ever be able to achieve sentience.
Others believe that it's possible to create simple AI systems that meet the criteria for consciousness.
Whether sentient AI is possible is a matter of debate.
Some scientists believe it's unlikely that AI will ever be able to achieve sentience.
Others believe that it's possible to create simple AI systems that meet the criteria for consciousness.
January 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Is sentient AI possible?
Whether sentient AI is possible is a matter of debate.
Some scientists believe it's unlikely that AI will ever be able to achieve sentience.
Others believe that it's possible to create simple AI systems that meet the criteria for consciousness.
Whether sentient AI is possible is a matter of debate.
Some scientists believe it's unlikely that AI will ever be able to achieve sentience.
Others believe that it's possible to create simple AI systems that meet the criteria for consciousness.
The whale shark (\(Rhincodontypus\)) is the largest fish in the world. It can grow up to 40 feet long and weigh up to 40 tons. Being the largest, also eats the smallest. Whale sharks are filter feeders that eat plankton, fish eggs, and small fish.
January 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The whale shark (\(Rhincodontypus\)) is the largest fish in the world. It can grow up to 40 feet long and weigh up to 40 tons. Being the largest, also eats the smallest. Whale sharks are filter feeders that eat plankton, fish eggs, and small fish.
The world’s largest dump truck has rumbled to life at a Siberian open-pit coal mine after just two years in development. The truck can carry 500 metric tons of dirt—the equivalent of "seven fueled and loaded Airbus A320-200 planes," the engineering company Siemens says—in its gargantuan bed.
January 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The world’s largest dump truck has rumbled to life at a Siberian open-pit coal mine after just two years in development. The truck can carry 500 metric tons of dirt—the equivalent of "seven fueled and loaded Airbus A320-200 planes," the engineering company Siemens says—in its gargantuan bed.
11 yo boy Liang Yaoyi, was diagnosed with a brain tumor and made the courageous decision to donate his organs before passing away. His act of kindness saved several lives. After his death, doctors at the hospital where he was treated bowed in respect, honoring his selfless contribution, RIP.
January 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
11 yo boy Liang Yaoyi, was diagnosed with a brain tumor and made the courageous decision to donate his organs before passing away. His act of kindness saved several lives. After his death, doctors at the hospital where he was treated bowed in respect, honoring his selfless contribution, RIP.
Florence Griffith Joyner is considered the fastest woman in history, holding the world records for the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints:
100-meter set the record of 10.49 seconds at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.
200-meter set the record of 21.34 seconds.
100-meter set the record of 10.49 seconds at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.
200-meter set the record of 21.34 seconds.
January 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Florence Griffith Joyner is considered the fastest woman in history, holding the world records for the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints:
100-meter set the record of 10.49 seconds at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.
200-meter set the record of 21.34 seconds.
100-meter set the record of 10.49 seconds at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.
200-meter set the record of 21.34 seconds.
On March 1996, Scarlett & her 5 kittens were in a garage when a fire started. She carried her kittens away. Severely burned in the process of pulling them. Her eyes were blistered shut, ears & paws burned, coat highly singed. She touched each of them with her nose to ensure they were all there.
January 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
On March 1996, Scarlett & her 5 kittens were in a garage when a fire started. She carried her kittens away. Severely burned in the process of pulling them. Her eyes were blistered shut, ears & paws burned, coat highly singed. She touched each of them with her nose to ensure they were all there.
Octopuses have three hearts: Octopuses have three hearts to pump their blue blood around their bodies:
Central heart: Circulates oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
Peripheral hearts: Pump blood through the gills to pick up oxygen. They seem, not from this world.
Central heart: Circulates oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
Peripheral hearts: Pump blood through the gills to pick up oxygen. They seem, not from this world.
January 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Octopuses have three hearts: Octopuses have three hearts to pump their blue blood around their bodies:
Central heart: Circulates oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
Peripheral hearts: Pump blood through the gills to pick up oxygen. They seem, not from this world.
Central heart: Circulates oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
Peripheral hearts: Pump blood through the gills to pick up oxygen. They seem, not from this world.
The heaviest deadlift ever recorded is 501 kg (1,104.5 lb), and was achieved by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson on May 2, 2020 at Thor's Power Gym in Iceland. Björnsson, also known as "Thor", is an Icelandic actor who played "The Mountain" in Game of Thrones.
December 31, 2024 at 3:18 AM
The heaviest deadlift ever recorded is 501 kg (1,104.5 lb), and was achieved by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson on May 2, 2020 at Thor's Power Gym in Iceland. Björnsson, also known as "Thor", is an Icelandic actor who played "The Mountain" in Game of Thrones.
A top-secret government facility beneath the Alaskan wilderness may be hiding an extraterrestrial pyramid; strange forces within the Alaska Triangle are making wildlife more aggressive toward humans. Just a myth? Or just another government coverup?
December 28, 2024 at 8:56 PM
A top-secret government facility beneath the Alaskan wilderness may be hiding an extraterrestrial pyramid; strange forces within the Alaska Triangle are making wildlife more aggressive toward humans. Just a myth? Or just another government coverup?
Picture a black hole so powerful that it swallows the equivalent of one sun every day.
Now imagine that black hole also has a mass that's 17 billion times larger than our sun.
Scientists in Australia have just found exactly that.
Now imagine that black hole also has a mass that's 17 billion times larger than our sun.
Scientists in Australia have just found exactly that.
December 25, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Picture a black hole so powerful that it swallows the equivalent of one sun every day.
Now imagine that black hole also has a mass that's 17 billion times larger than our sun.
Scientists in Australia have just found exactly that.
Now imagine that black hole also has a mass that's 17 billion times larger than our sun.
Scientists in Australia have just found exactly that.
Biggest mammal ever? Now extinct. Paraceratherium was so large that it approached the size of the giant dinosaurs that came before it. It was ancestral to modern rhinos, but had a longer neck and slender legs. Made modern elephants look small in comparison.
December 24, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Biggest mammal ever? Now extinct. Paraceratherium was so large that it approached the size of the giant dinosaurs that came before it. It was ancestral to modern rhinos, but had a longer neck and slender legs. Made modern elephants look small in comparison.
In a half-mile race, which is approximately 804 meters, a greyhound would likely win against a cheetah. While cheetahs are the fastest land animals and can reach speeds up to 60-70 mph (96-112 km/h), they can only maintain these high speeds for very short distances, typically around 200 to 300 yards
December 22, 2024 at 4:23 AM
In a half-mile race, which is approximately 804 meters, a greyhound would likely win against a cheetah. While cheetahs are the fastest land animals and can reach speeds up to 60-70 mph (96-112 km/h), they can only maintain these high speeds for very short distances, typically around 200 to 300 yards
Harvard study
A paper by Harvard researchers suggests that aliens could be living on Earth, either underground, on the moon, or disguised as humans. The paper is called a "speculative thought piece" and is not affiliated with Harvard's Human Flourishing Program.
A paper by Harvard researchers suggests that aliens could be living on Earth, either underground, on the moon, or disguised as humans. The paper is called a "speculative thought piece" and is not affiliated with Harvard's Human Flourishing Program.
December 18, 2024 at 5:23 AM
Harvard study
A paper by Harvard researchers suggests that aliens could be living on Earth, either underground, on the moon, or disguised as humans. The paper is called a "speculative thought piece" and is not affiliated with Harvard's Human Flourishing Program.
A paper by Harvard researchers suggests that aliens could be living on Earth, either underground, on the moon, or disguised as humans. The paper is called a "speculative thought piece" and is not affiliated with Harvard's Human Flourishing Program.
Barry the St. Bernard, Alps Rescue.
In 1895, an incredible story emerged from the Swiss Alps involving Barry, a St. Bernard famed for his remarkable rescue abilities. Barry saved a stranded mountaineer who had become disoriented and collapsed due to exhaustion. Trained by monks this dog saved many.
In 1895, an incredible story emerged from the Swiss Alps involving Barry, a St. Bernard famed for his remarkable rescue abilities. Barry saved a stranded mountaineer who had become disoriented and collapsed due to exhaustion. Trained by monks this dog saved many.
December 13, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Barry the St. Bernard, Alps Rescue.
In 1895, an incredible story emerged from the Swiss Alps involving Barry, a St. Bernard famed for his remarkable rescue abilities. Barry saved a stranded mountaineer who had become disoriented and collapsed due to exhaustion. Trained by monks this dog saved many.
In 1895, an incredible story emerged from the Swiss Alps involving Barry, a St. Bernard famed for his remarkable rescue abilities. Barry saved a stranded mountaineer who had become disoriented and collapsed due to exhaustion. Trained by monks this dog saved many.
In many Indigenous traditions, Sasquatch is a living, sentient being that can communicate with humans. Some tribes consider Sasquatch to be an elder, relative, or spiritual guide who delivers important messages. Many Indigenous people believe that encountering a Sasquatch is a blessing.
December 12, 2024 at 5:06 AM
In many Indigenous traditions, Sasquatch is a living, sentient being that can communicate with humans. Some tribes consider Sasquatch to be an elder, relative, or spiritual guide who delivers important messages. Many Indigenous people believe that encountering a Sasquatch is a blessing.
Discovering the unexpected beauty in desolation.
December 5, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Discovering the unexpected beauty in desolation.
At a 2014 Mecum auction in Seattle, a 1971 Hemi 'Cuda convertible (a Plymouth) broke all records, selling for $3.5 million, and established rare Mopars as the de facto kings of collectible muscle cars. Are rare muscle cars a good investments? Seems like it.
December 3, 2024 at 5:14 AM
At a 2014 Mecum auction in Seattle, a 1971 Hemi 'Cuda convertible (a Plymouth) broke all records, selling for $3.5 million, and established rare Mopars as the de facto kings of collectible muscle cars. Are rare muscle cars a good investments? Seems like it.