Lightning strikes and spider silk facts collide in STRANGE BUT TRUE
A collection of curious questions covers how often tall towers attract lightning, the surprising strength of spider dragline silk versus Kevlar, and the historical use of hydrogen cyanide gas in warfare and capital punishment.
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University of Florida Electrical and Computer
Vladimir Rakov
Florida
Ostankino TV
Moscow
Tampa Bay Area
Tombstone
Wild West
George Emery Goodfellow
Science News
Goodfellow
University of Wyoming
Randy Lewis
Lewis
Canada
Joe Schwarez
Joe
U.S. States
Bill
Rich
Cicada killer wasps build burrows in yard
A reader notices large russet winged wasps and earth mounds across lawns. He learns, via Sid Mullis, they are cicada killer wasps that hunt cicadas, digging burrows and provisioning chambers for offspring. The article notes their beneficial role and lifecycle.
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Georgia Extension Service
Sid Mullis
Mullis
Auditions Held for Toast of the Town Fundraiser
The Aiken County Red Cross and the Washington Center for the Performing Arts announce auditions for the Toast of the Town fundraiser. Auditions occur today at 2 p.m. and Monday at 7 p.m. The show, dated Oct 10, explores “The Red Cross Through Time” from 1920 to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Center For the Performing Arts
Red Cross
Act
Redcross.org
Toast of the Town aids Aiken Red Cross fundraiser
Auditions limited to ten people or fewer, four minutes each, to showcase Aiken talent. Proceeds benefit the Aiken County chapter of the American Red Cross supporting families affected by single family fires and disasters. Auditions at St Mary's Help of Christians Smith Hall 125 Park Ave SE. Call 641-4152 ext 223 or 643-4548 for details.
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Aiken
Aiken County
The
American Red Cross
St. Mary’s Help of Christians Catholic Church
Smith Hall
Park Ave
S.E
the Red Cross
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Aiken Surgical Assoc
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M.D
Medical College of Georgia
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Medical College of Surgery
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