The Irving Family, owning 1.26 million acres, is Maine‘s largest landowner. They’ve planted over 1 billion trees in the US and Canada. Private landowners, including the Irvings, primarily use their lands for lumber production and milling. These properties use forests to make lumber and paper products. Source
Fender Guitars did a study and found that 90% of new guitar players abandon playing within 1 year. The 10% that don’t quit spend an average of $10,000 on hardware over their lifetime, buying 5-7 guitars and multiple amps. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #806 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
Drones. Whether raining down death and destruction on the battlefield, capturing sweet snowboarding and mountain bike moves for YouTube, helping farmers inspect their fields, or driving aviation authorities mad by wandering into controlled airspace, drones seem to be just about everywhere these days. Using the latest in remote control and automatic guidance technology, drones –… Read More »
It was July 16, 1970, and Mario Escamilla was furious. The 33-year-old native of Santa Barbara, California, had just learned that a coworker, Donald “Porky” Leavitt, had broken into his trailer and stolen his most prized possession: a 15-gallon jug of homemade raisin wine. Determined to put an end to such theft, Escamilla grabbed a… Read More »
Looking at a small dog like a Chihuahua or a Pomeranian, it can be hard to imagine that such a creature is in any way related to a wolf. Yet every modern dog breed, no matter how big, small, or cute, can trace its genetic lineage directly back to a population of wild wolves living… Read More »
On January 23, 2020, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a non-profit research and education organization based in Chicago, moved the hands on its Doomsday Clock forward to 100 seconds to midnight – the closest in its 74-year history. According the Bulletin, this change reflects the growing threat posed by climate change, nuclear proliferation, and… Read More »
