The Majorville Medicine Wheel, a sacred First Nations site that has been left largely intact in Alberta, is one of the oldest man-made structures you can visit in Canada.
"Modern, but often disliked, business strategies are required to ensure that historic properties survive as family homes. Shows various modern innovations and daily life at the ancestral home of the Earl of Carnarvon."
"Winner of over 35 International Awards, Hedgehog's Home is an animated Film by Eva Cvijanović based on the classic story by Branko Ćopić, a writer from former Yugoslavia, Its a warm and universal tale that reminds us there truly is no place like home."
The SR-71 "Buzzing the tower" story you probably never heard before
"SR-71 Pilot Maury Rosenberg talks about the one time he decided to request a "fly-by" over the Sacramento airport on his way returning to Beale AFB- where he was going to land. The request was eagerly approved by air tower crew, and wanted them to fly "down the ramp" (much closer to the tower and other buildings)."
"The Ice Pirates is a 1984 comic science fiction film directed by Stewart Raffill, who co-wrote the screenplay with Krull writer Stanford Sherman. The film stars Robert Urich, Mary Crosby and Michael D. Roberts; other notable featured actors are Anjelica Huston, Ron Perlman, Bruce Vilanch, John Carradine, and former football player John Matuszak."
"Dials made of enamel can last forever, have a great smooth aspect, are prestigious because of their very artisenal production process and have existed since the 17th century. We find them today in historical pieces visible in museums. This technique was used until the beginning of the 20th century. Then metal dials replaced them because it became possible to add colorful decorations. Since then, enamel has used mostly been used on exclusive watches."
“These curses were the only things that protected the books,” says Marc Drogin, author of Anathema! Medieval Scribes and the History of Book Curses. “Luckily, it was in a time where people believed in them. If you ripped out a page, you were going to die in agony. You didn’t want to take the chance.”
"Nearing both 70 years of age and total blindness, Borges nonetheless gives a virtuosically wide-ranging series of talks, freely reaching across forms, countries, eras, and languages without the aid of notes. Entitled 'This Craft of Verse,' these lectures ostensibly deal with poetry."
"NASA’s new Mars lander has captured the first sounds of the 'really unworldly' Martian wind. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory released audio clips of the alien wind Friday. The low-frequency rumblings were collected by the InSight lander during its first week of operations at Mars.
"The wind is estimated to be blowing 10 mph to 15 mph (16 kph to 24 kph). These are the first sounds from Mars that are detectible by human ears, according to the researchers."
"My first-ever trip to the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and the city of Regina. Saskatchewan is a land of farmers, wheat, and perogies, but is it as dull as people say?"
"This animated short about literacy introduces us to Meena, a young girl who hates books even though her parents love to read. Books are everywherein Meena's house, in cupboards, drawers and even piled up on the stairs. Still, she refuses to even open one up. But when her cat Max accidentally knocks down a huge stack, pandemonium ensues and nothing is ever the same again..."
"Royal Flash is a 1975 film based on George MacDonald Fraser's second Flashman novel, Royal Flash. It stars Malcolm McDowell as Flashman. Additionally, Oliver Reed appeared in the role of Otto von Bismarck, Alan Bates as Rudi von Sternberg, and Florinda Bolkan played Lola Montez. Fraser wrote the screenplay and the film was directed by Richard Lester."