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Monday, August 31, 2015

OUTRAGE! - Cat "Cato" FREAKS OUT and seems to scream TREASON when spotting his daddy bringing home a DOG - VIDEO

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The cat looked out the window and pined the return of his owner before spotting the dog and screaming at the camera in shock
 
  • Cato sits at the window purring while waiting for his owner to return home
  • He notices owner approach with a pooch and looks at the camera in horror
  • Suddenly he begins screeching in disgust as owner attempts to calm him
  • The video was posted to YouTube by the cat's owner, Kerry Gillette, a primary care physician assistant at Unity Healthcare in Washington DC.
  • Writing alongside the clip, Kelly said: 'This is how Cato, our cat, expressed his feelings about us bringing a new dog into the family. 


  • Hilarious moment jealous feline Cato spots dog being brought into the family home and reacts by SCREAMING in disgust
     
    Things were going so well.  He was the pampered child in the family.  Until one day the people he trusted the most committed the ultimate betrayal:  they brought home... A DOG!!!!!!!
     
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    Sunday, August 30, 2015

    THE BEST LANDSCAPE PHOTOS - See the top entries at the competition for the International Landscape Photographer of the Year Award

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    Over 2600 entries were submitted to the world-wide competition with the judges narrowing it down to Top 101.  Here are some outstanding samples:

    In third place for the International Landscape Photographer of the Year ehich included Kryptoni (pictured) and the International Landscape Photograph of the Year is Warren Keelan from Australia
    In third place for the International Landscape Photographer of the Year which included Kryptoni (pictured) and the International Landscape Photograph of the Year is Warren Keelan from Australia

    Wollongong-based Warren Keelan a seascape and ocean photographer submitted a series of powerful wave images including The Great Beyond (pictured)
    Wollongong-based Warren Keelan a seascape and ocean photographer submitted a series of powerful wave images including The Great Beyond (pictured)
     
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    Saturday, August 29, 2015

    DO ALIENS ALREADY LIVE ON EARTH? - JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIFUL AND BIZARRE SEA SLUGS - SOME OF THEM LOOK LIKE CUTE SHEEP OR BUNNIES

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    SEA SLUGS:

    Most of these “slugs” are actually snails that have lost their shells and gained new characteristics through evolution. For example, sacoglossans are sometimes called “solar-powered sea slugs” because they use chloroplasts from the algae they eat in their own tissue.
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    Sea Sheep - Costasiella Kuroshimae

    It’s a sheep! It’s a cow! No, it’s Costasiella kuroshimae (or ‘Leaf Sheep’ for short). This adorable little sea slug, whose beady eyes and cute feelers make it look like a cartoon sheep, feeds on algae – just like the real thing!
     
    What’s fascinating about the tiny ‘leaf sheep,’ which can grow up to 5mm in length and can be found near Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines, is that they are one of the only animals in the world that can perform photosynthesis (the others all belong to the sacoglossa sea slug clade). 
     
    When they eat algae, they suck out the chloroplasts and incorporate them into their own bodies in a process called kleptoplasty. This process, which otherwise can only be performed by single-celled organisms, essentially makes them solar-powered slugs! 
     
     See more Sea Sheep at the bottom of this page.
     
    And here meet the Sea Bunny:
     
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    The cutest sea slug ever
    Jorunna parva, a sea slug that looks like a fluffy bunny.
     

    This tiny sea slug’s bunny ears are actually rhinophores, or chemosensory scent/taste organs that help them detect chemicals in the water and make their way across the ocean floor. They can be found from the Indian Ocean to the Philippines to Japan, where photos of them have become popular.

    See more Sea Bunnies at the bottom of this page.

    And these are the 'aliens' ...

    Blue Angel (Glaucus Atlanticus)

    Blue Angel (Glaucus Atlanticus)
    Blue Angel - Glaucus Atlanticus

    Cyerce Nigricans
    Cyerce Nigricans
     
    See more images of these amazing creatures, including more cute Sea Sheep and Sea Bunnies!

    Thursday, August 27, 2015

    RESOURCEFUL SEAL ESCAPES BEING EATEN BY KILLER WHALES BY JUMPING ONTO A FAMILY DHINGY - WATCH VIDEO

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  • Nerve-wracking footage begins with the seal hiding out in the family dinghy
  • Camera pans around to reveal at least three killer whales are tracking him
  • The sympathetic American holidaymakers debate how to help the seal
  • Killer whales are well-known for their brutally efficient group hunt tactics
  • Refuge: The terrified but resourceful seal can be seen hiding out in the family's dinghy at the start of the nerve-wracking footageRefuge: The terrified but resourceful seal can be seen hiding out in the family's dinghy at the start of the nerve-wracking footage

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    Wednesday, August 26, 2015

    CAT SPEAKS AND SAYS "NO MORE" DURING BATH - VIDEO - People tormenting cats to get what they call "funny" cat videos

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    IT'S NOT FUNNY! 
    Suddenly the cat decided that enough was enough and she mimicked her owner by articulating the words 'no more' 
    The Daily Mail calls it "hilarious"
  • Soggy cat stares at the ground while inside the bath and looks like she's suffering
  • Owner tells cat they're almost done and that bath will only be a little longer
  • Feline replies by whining at owner before articulating the words 'no more' 
  • Video has been viewed over a million times since being posted to YouTube

  • This is the incredible moment a cat screamed 'no more' at its owner while looking very wet and miserable in the bath.

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    POLISH REPORTER CONFIRMS HAMAS USED HUMAN SHIELDS IN GAZA - He witnessed how they deliberately provoked Israeli fire by launching rockets from residential areas so as to use casualties as propaganda - He is one of several media correspondents exposing this practice. - Hamas officials have confirmed their use of human shields - It's in their war manual, found by the IDF

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    ON THIS PAGE:
    • Polish reporter's witness account of Hamas launching rockets from crowded civilian areas in order to use Arab civilian casualties as anti-Israel propaganda.
    • Map of Gaza showing the many empty areas in the region.  They are not used for rocket launching precisely because there are no civilians for human shield use.
    • Links to other foreign correspondents' reports of Hamas use of human shields
    • Daily Mail report of Hamas ADMITTING they use human shields.
    • IDF found Hamas' own urban warfare manual recommending the use of human shields
    • Thousands of Arabs expelled from their homes at the Gaza-Egypt border and their houses destroyed BY EGYPT because of jihadi activity.  The media ignores it because they can't blame Israel.
    • The plight of thousands of Palestinians in Yarmouk, Syria.  Blockaded by Assad, starving, victimized by ISIS.  The media ignores it because they can't blame Israel.
    • Ex AP correspondent exposes widespread bias in international reporting from Israel and Gaza.


     
     
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    I Saw Hamas' Cruel and Selfish Game in Gaza
    By Wojciech Cegielski
     
    Polish reporter Wojciech Cegielski spent a month in Gaza during last summer's war. He has no doubt Hamas used people as human shields.
    A man drove up in a pickup to our tiny street. He placed a rocket launcher outside and fired. But the rocket failed to go upwards and flew along the street at ground level for a long time before destroying a building. It was a miracle that nobody was hurt or killed.   
    When we calmed down, we started to analyze the situation. It became obvious that the man or his supervisor wanted the Israel Defense Forces to destroy civilian houses, which our tiny street was full of. Whoever it was, Hamas, Iz al-Din al-Qassam or others, they knew that the IDF can strike back at the same place from which the rocket was fired.
    
    Iconic photo of Gaza children
    deliberately placed atop a building
    that was a war target
    I spent a month in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge. It was one of the worst and deadliest months I have seen in my life.

    The reality there was much more complicated than was seen from a safe distance in Europe or the United States.

    Yes, Israel bombed Palestinian houses in Gaza. But Hamas is also to blame for its cruel and selfish game against its own people.

    First incident:

    The first incident happened late in the evening. I was in the bathroom when I’ve heard a loud rocket noise and my Spanish colleague, a journalist who was renting a flat with me near the Gaza beach, started to scream.

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    US SENATORS, JOHN KERRY, AND OTHER TOP OFFICIALS RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM IRAN'S AGENTS - Senators now favor Obama's deal of surrender to a nuclear Iran - Since Iran is an enemy of the USA, writer Daniel Greenfield thinks this is treason

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    On this page:
    • Daniel Greenfield's article detailing how US Senators, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and even president Obama, have taken money from lobbyists from Iran - an enemy of the United States.
    • The scandalous Iran-Kerry connection.
    • Names of some of the Senators beneficiaries of money from Iran.
    • Names of individuals and organizations lobbying for Iran and donating money to top US government officials.
    • Links to articles exposing the pervasive money influence from Muslim countries on US officials.
    US Senators took money from Iran lobby,
    now they back Iran nukes 
     
    By Daniel Greenfield
    U.S. Senate
    US SENATE  -  FOR SALE
     
    • Aiding an enemy state in developing nuclear weapons is the worst form of treason imaginable. Helping put weapons of mass destruction in the hands of terrorists is the gravest of crimes. 
    • It’s an unprecedented track record that has received very little notice. While the so-called “Israel Lobby” is constantly scrutinized, the fact that key foreign policy positions under Obama are controlled by political figures with troubling ties to an enemy of this country has gone mostly unreported by the mainstream media. 
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    ED MARKEY
    Senator Ed Markey has announced his support for the Iran deal that will let the terrorist regime inspect its own Parchin nuclear weapons research site, conduct uranium enrichment, build advanced centrifuges, buy ballistic missiles, fund terrorism and have a near zero breakout time to a nuclear bomb.  There was no surprise there.

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    AL FRANKEN
    Markey had topped the list of candidates supported by the Iran Lobby. And the Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC) had maxed out its contributions to his campaign.

    After more fake suspense, Al Franken, another IAPAC backed politician who also benefited from Iran Lobby money, came out for the nuke sellout.

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    Monday, August 24, 2015

    BIZARRE GRID-SHAPED PATTERNS IN THE OCEAN - CROSS SEA patterns occur from the collision of two swells coming from different directions

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    This strange pattern at sea is what happens when two wave systems cross each other at nearly perpendicular angles.
     
    This can occur when waves generated by one weather system collides with waves generated by another weather system, usually at a place that is far away from both weather systems.

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    CAT SAVED FROM BEING SKINNED ALIVE AND COOKED IN CHINA - Animal rescue organization saves cat HURU and other animals from torture and death - Many of these pets are cooked alive because of the Chinese belief that they taste better that way

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    Heartbreaking: In the photo above, Huru, the small white cat, is seen climbing the sides of the slaughterhouse enclosure at the Yulin Dog and Cat Meat Festival in China
    Cat photographed in desperate bid to escape from Chinese butcher is saved by American animal shelter 
     
  • A cat named Huru was photographed climbing the side of a slaughterhouse enclosure at the Yulin Dog and Cat Meat Festival in China
  • Human Society International rescued Huru and others before being killed
  • Huru is recovering at the Washington Animal Rescue League
  • Thousands of dogs and cats are butchered at the festival each year
  •  According to the Humane Society, as many as 10 million dogs are killed for food annually in China, with up to 10,000 killed for the Yulin festival.
  • Stolen pets are transported in cages over long distances and for days without food or water. 
  • There is also the custom of cooking animals alive because they believe that the stress hormones released by the animal from such intense suffering make the meat taste better.  See link to actual photos of this 'tradition' further on this page.

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    Stories like these make the news, but the real solution to this barbaric custom would involve a COORDINATED INTERNATIONAL EFFORT, and so far there is none.   So we read stories of individual rescues, all very laudable but meaning very little as the torture and killing of dogs and cats happens in the millions each year. 
     
    Some publicized rescues may be used as ways for raising money for animal charities.  But so far there is no effective organized advocacy to persuade China and other countries such as South Korea and Vietnam to clamp down on the torture and skinning of animals while alive, for their use in the fur trade and traditional cuisine.
     
    Continue reading Huru's story, and see links to other related articles regarding the torture of dogs and cats in China and other South East Asian countries for their use in the fur trade and as food.

    Sunday, August 23, 2015

    FRANK SINATRA WAS A ZIONIST who supported the State of Israel - He often performed there, and gave generously to the country - He even helped smuggle money for Jewish fighters during Israel's fight for independence - 2015 is the centenary of his birth

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    Frank Sinatra had a life-long appreciation of Jewish culture, and he showed it in acts of support for the State of Israel.  His connection with Jews started early on, with one of his caretakers, a woman named Goldie who spoke to him only in Yiddish.   
    Frank Sinatra as a child
    Frank Sinatra
    as a child
    Although both his parents were Italian immigrants, Sinatra joked that he knew more Yiddish than Italian.   For decades Sinatra wore a Jewish star pendant that Mrs. Golden had given him.
     
    Sympathetic to Jews for their victimization through the ages, Sinatra showed his feelings with real acts of friendship and generosity.   During his career he performed for Israeli audiences that sometimes included high government officials. 

    He also gave large sums of money to Israeli causes.   Believing in American-style coexistence, Sinatra's donations were often for the benefit of Arabs and Jews.   He did not understand how deeply the Muslim genocidal hatred against Jews runs in the Middle East.   
     
    One of his most significant donations was for the construction of a student center for both Arabs and Jews at Hebrew University.  Unfortunately, years later the building was the target of an Arab terror attack that killed nine people, some of them American students.
     
    He once smuggled money to the Haganah, the Jewish army fighting Arab terrorists during the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine. 

    Some of Sinatra's memorable times in Israel: 

    Frank Sinatra Once Appeared At “Action for Palestine” Benefit Concert,
    when the word "Palestine" still referred to Jewish land, before the word was hijacked by Arab terrorists.
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    In 1947, two years after filming The House I Live In, Sinatra appeared at a benefit concert for the Zionist cause at the Hollywood Bowl. The event was titled “Action for Palestine" - with Palestine then meaning the Jewish homeland, and Palestinians referred to Jews living in the Land of Israel, before Arabs arrogated that name for themselves.

    A crowd of 20,000 wildly applauded their idol and called for approval of the partition plan then being deliberated at the United Nations.

    http://www.israellycool.com/2015/05/15/frank-sinatra-once-appeared-at-action-for-palestine-benefit-concert/


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    On Israel’s 14th Independence Day in 1962, Sinatra appeared on stage in Jerusalem and delivered a memorable speech urging people all over the world to support Israel. The enthusiastic audience heard his recorded speech with the stirring background sounds of the parade being held there.


    http://www.israellycool.com/2015/04/23/frank-sinatra-in-israel-yom-haatzmaut-1962/

    List of other pro-Israel celebrities
     who support the state of Israel

    Among them, a favorite of mine, Julio Iglesias. 

    Image result for images julio iglesiasWhile performing in Israel quite surprising to the audience was his avowal that his mother was Jewish and that he himself was "Jewish from the waist up."

    In regard to the conflict in the region, Iglesias warmly said that he "understands your feelings and your fight," prompting a resounding round of applause from the audience.

    Iglesias also remarked on his past travels through the country and emphasized that Israel "is a part of my life" and that playing to an Israeli audience "is an honor."

    See list with links to each celebrity's support for Israel here:
    http://www.israellycool.com/2010/09/06/pro-israel-celebrities/
     

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    The following is a Tablet Magazine's article about Frank Sinatra's love and support for the state of Israel.


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    Frank Sinatra adored Israel,
    and Israel adored him right back
    By Shalom Goldman
    2015 is the year of the Frank Sinatra Centennial, and though the great singer’s 100th birthday won’t be marked until December, it seems only proper to remember the Chairman of the Board’s deep and abiding commitment to Israel, which he saw as an integral part of the chain of liberal causes that he supported throughout his career.
     
    His activities on behalf of the Jewish state started with smuggling money to the Haganah under the British Mandate.
     
    Image result for frank sinatra imagesStarting in the 1950s, his records and films were banned in Arab counties because of his sympathies with Zionism.
     
    He performed for IDF troops, and in the 1970s and ’80s he raised millions of dollars for student centers in Nazareth and Jerusalem.
     
    Sinatra’s initial visit to Israel came in 1962, as part of his first world tour.
     
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    Saturday, August 22, 2015

    MOTHER BEAR AND FIVE CUBS COOL OFF IN A PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL IN NEW JERSEY, WHILE THE CHILDREN WATCH THEM SWIM AND PLAY WITH THEIR TOYS - WATCH VIDEO

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    Later the video maker apologised to her traumatised children looking on as their toys were destroyed before their eyes
    Mother bear and her cubs enjoyed themselves while the human family watched in amusement and with some concern.  Some of the toys were trashed. 

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    IN PRAISE OF HEROES - FIGHTING WILDFIRES OR PREVENTING A FRENCH TRAIN MASSACRE BY A MUSLIM TERRORIST - It is men who usually do heroic acts, ready to give up their lives to save others - WHAT THE FEMINIST CULTURE REFUSES TO ADMIT WHILE IT DENIGRATES MEN

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    Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler tackled the gunman on the train
    US servicemen prevented
    a massacre on a train
    In only a few days we have heard of several men who were killed while fighting wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, and of three unarmed US servicemen who prevented a massacre by a Muslim terrorist on a Paris-bound train.
     
    What they have in common is that they are men, and only doing what is expected of them:  become heroes when other lives are at risk.

    The feminist culture that pervades the media, universities, and our society in general, continues to denigrate men - oblivious to their human rights, their heroic nature, and their dignity.
     
    On this page:   
    • Three firefighters die to save lives and property in Washington State wildfire.
    • Three unarmed US marines overpower Muslim terrorist on train headed to Paris.  
    • Article debunking male privilege, and exposing how men are now being victimized
    Three firefighters give up their lives
    fighting wildfires in Washington state.
     
    The three young firefighters killed in the Washington state wildfires this week have all been identified as crews continue to battle the flurry of flames raging across the Pacific Northwest.

    Too close: A wildfire burns behind a home on Twisp River Road on Thursday nightTom Zbyszewski, 20, Andrew Zajac, 26, and Richard Wheeler, 31, died Wednesday after their vehicle crashed and was overtaken by flames near the town of Twisp.  Four other firefighters nearby were injured, one critically.
     
    All three were members of an engine crew from Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in central Washington, NBC News reported.  

    They were members of an elite crew that scoped out the size of a wildfire before other firefighters were sent in.  Following an investigation, their bodies were removed Thursday, as their fellow firefighters stood by in silence with their helmets over their hearts.
    
    Third victim: Richard Wheeler, 31, of South Haven, Michigan, was a married fourth-generation firefighter
    Richard Wheeler, 31, with his wife

    

     Tom Zbyszewski, 20
    Andrew Zajac, 26

    
    

     
     















    Richard Wheeler was married and a fourth generation firefighter.
     
    Andrew Zajac lived in Winthrop, one of the towns that were evacuated Wednesday.  He was married and a graduate of the University of South Dakota.  
     
    Tom Zbyszewski was a physics major and actor at Whitman College in southeastern Washington. 
     
    The Twisp blaze is just one of more than 70 large wildfires or clusters of fires in several drought-stricken Western states, the bulk of them in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Montana.

    Continue reading, including more on the US servicemen who prevented a massacre on a Paris-bound train, and an article debunking male privilege.

    Friday, August 21, 2015

    THE AYATOLLAHS THANK AMERICA BUS - NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind rides Iran parody bus to protest deal

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    New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind rides on bus with ads depicting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei thanking US for the deal.  Hikind hopes to convince politicians to change their minds.



    Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D - Brooklyn) promoted an anti-Iran parody ad campaign Friday, by riding a bus with #AyatollahThanksAmerica ads throughout New York.
     
    Hikind made stops at the offices of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Jerrold Nadler, both of whom recently declared support for the deal between the West and Iran, as part of satire tour “thanking” members of Congress and the American people.
     
    The bus featured posters of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomenei with messages thanking members of Congress for their support of the Iran deal with the tagline “brought to you by #FriendsoftheAyatollah.”

    New York Assemblyman Dov Hivkind is protesting the US surrender to Iran by riding the AYATOLLAHS THANK AMERICA BUS. 

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    “Today we stood outside of Gillibrand’s and Nadler’s offices to make our voices heard and urge them to reconsider their support of the Iran deal," Hikind said in a statement. "Our community is massively disappointed in their decision."
     
    "With the recent AP report of one of the side deals reached between Iran and the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, the latest news reads like a headline from the Onion," he continued. "So we decided that satire is the best way to demonstrate this point."
     
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    GIANT SPIDER WEBS COVER ARGENTINIAN VILLAGES AND FIELDS only 15 km from Buenos Aires

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  • An army of spiders invaded the town after rainfall flooded a nearby area
  • They 'ballooned'  in on giant webs and immediately started adding more
  • It has now covered the ground, trees, street signs and even areas of water
  • Locals called it 'baba del diablo' which translates as 'slime of the devil' 

  • Locals say that the spiders came after recent heavy rains and they believe migrated into the town to escape flooding in the lower regions

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    THE WORLD WEIRDEST AND MOST AWESOME NATURAL PHENOMENA - Volcano lightning, fire tornadoes, bioluminescence, and strange natural shapes in rock, ice, water and clouds,

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    Dirty thunderstorms refers to lightning that occurs during a volcanic plume, creating static charges
    Dirty thunderstorms refers to lightning that occurs during a volcanic plume, creating static charges

    Fallstreak holes occur when a portion of a cloud with super-cooled water droplets freezes and creates ice crystals
    Fallstreak holes occur when a portion of a cloud with super-cooled water droplets freezes and creates ice crystals

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