In Hardangervidda National Park in Norway, 323 reindeer were killed by a single lightning strike. They were huddled together because of a heavy storm and were killed because of the ground current that stopped all of their hearts.
In 1986, Bangladesh was hit by hailstones weighing in at over 2.2 pounds each and killing ninety-two people.
A man with a Liverpool Football Club tattoo of the club motto “You’ll never walk alone” had his lower leg amputated after a combat injury in Afghanistan. Unbelievably, the surgeon unknowingly cut his tattoo so it now reads “You’ll never walk.” However, the man now has a prosthetic leg and competes in marathons.
According to the World Health Organization, up to five million people worldwide are bitten by snakes every year. The majority of these occur in Africa and Southeast Asia.
Explanation: Also known as the false dawn, a luminous band of zodiacal light is captured in this dark night skyscape. The serene view was recorded just before the beginning of astronomical twilight during September’s star party at the remote Hanle Dark Sky Reserve, Ladakh, India, planet Earth. At about 4,500 meters altitude, the dark sky reserve presents a haven for hardy stargazing and astrophotography enthusiasts. While meteors streak through the night, bright planet Jupiter appears immersed in the faint zodiacal glow near the eastern horizon. Follow the zodiacal band toward the zenith to find open star cluster M44 and a yellowish tinged planet Mars near the center of the frame. In fact, serendipitous detections of interplanetary dust by NASA’s Juno spacecraft suggest Mars itself is the source of dust that back scatters sunlight and creates zodiacal light in planet Earth’s night.
This song does give me chills…because I really believe how much our patriots prayed. God never leaves us…Remember that! God Bless America! -Sheila Tolley-