American style country music is catching on in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Siberian peregrine falcon can fly as fast as 186 mph (300 kph), which is more than twice the land speed of a cheetah.
The late Harold Ramis, who directed and co-wrote the film Groundhog Day, estimated Bill Murray’s character Phil Connors was stuck reliving the same day for some time between 30 and 40 years, even though onscreen events suggest 38 days.
Dwight Elliott Stone, a plumber’s apprentice from Sacramento, was the last man drafted into the U.S. military. He was inducted June 30, 1973.
A frost or ice quake, also known as a cryoseism, may feel like a small earthquake. However, it’s not caused by moving tectonic plates, but by rapid temperature changes near the Earth’s surface.
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This article appears in February 13 • 2026.