The Pale Blue Dot

The Pale Blue Dot: The picture of Earth from 4 billion miles away. As told by Carl Sagan through some favorite films set to the music of Mogwai.
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Quirks and Quarks Questions and Answers via MP3

An example of the types of questions that are answered online from the Quirks and Quarks science show (also on radio) is this one about why electrical plugs are polarized.
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Talking Turkey

I was really surprised the other day when a wild turkey flew into our backyard briefly.
It looked similar to the one shown below


Apparently the eastern wild turkey can be found in the semi-wild Ottawa area.
Contrary to rumors they actually can fly over a fence or two.

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