Everybody knows the cardinal directions: North, South, East, and West. However, there are two locations on planet Earth in which you can only go in one direction. Nope. It’s not at the equator. Even though Earth is basically a sphere (it’s actually a squashed sphere bulging at the equator) and there theoretically isn’t a top, sides, or bottom, humans have […]
Do Penguins Live With Polar Bears?
Penguins are those funny little flightless birds that waddle around on land and in the snow and swim like torpedoes in the water. Some people don’t realize that penguins don’t live at the North Pole. However, some commercials and movies will lie to you and show polar bears and penguins alongside each other. This is false. Polar bears live at […]
Golden Shellback Bluenose Dragon – Nautical Titles of Honor and Respect
Traveling the high seas can be dangerous at times but it has a lot of history. There are different titles that one can get for simply navigating the oceans of planet Earth. One certificate/title you get when crossing the 180th Meridian (International Date Line) is called the Domain of the Golden Dragon, an unofficial badge of honor and respect. Others […]