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did-you-kno: The miniature watch, which is in the shape of a ring, is thought to be barely a century old. The mysterious timepiece was encrusted in mud and rock and had stopped at 10:06 am. On the back of the watch, the word, ‘Swiss’ is engraved. There is no record anywhere of ring/watches being popular in Europe until after 1780, which only deepens the mystery. Source

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ikenbot: Rainbow Wheel Over Lake The photo above shows a beautiful double rainbow consisting of primary and secondary rainbows as well as an infrequently seen rainbow wheel. It was taken from Lake Charlevoix, Michigan in the early evening of May 28, 2012. A rainbow wheel can be observed near sunset or sunrise when anticrepuscular rays merge with a rainbow – the rays are the spokes of the wheel. Both rainbows and anticrepuscular rays have the antisolar point as their focus. If a rainbow is visible high in the sky, look closely to see if might contain curious “spokes.”

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discoverynews: The Universe: No God Required During a panel discussion at the SETIcon II conference in Santa Clara, Calif., over the weekend, scientists discussed the Big Bang and whether there was a requirement for some divine power to kick-start the Universe 13.75 billion years ago. Unsurprisingly, the resounding answer was: No. “The Big Bang could’ve occurred as a result of just the laws of physics being there,” said astrophysicist Alex Filippenko of the University of California, Berkeley. “With the laws of physics, you can get universes.” keep reading

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ikenbot: herochan: uncannybrettwhite: So this happened. ERMAHGERD DAHTS LIEK TEWTOLLY ME