by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
An ultra-rare Pokémon card that cost $2 in 1999 just sold for a whopping $40,000 at auction. The 1st edition Shadowless Base Set Charizard card is known as the “holy grail” to collectors and enthusiasts, according to Hansons Auctioneers. The “mint condition” card went...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Insects play a critical role in ecosystems but, because they are so rarely preserved as fossils, it’s hard to study their roles from habitats millions of years old. But fossilized tree resin can occasionally preserve an insect within its amber, freezing a moment in...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
We may need to allow our ‘flame’ for Yankee Candles to burn out, now that we’ve learned about this New Jersey small business that gives back to their community in life-changing ways. For over 20 years, the family-owned candle company has provided meaningful employment...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Steven Maa was worried his beloved dog wouldn’t survive the night in the Rocky Mountains. He was driving cross-country to California from New Jersey to start a new job on the West Coast when he stopped for some skiing in Montezuma, Colorado on Dec. 28. He left his dog...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Older male whales are more successful at mating than their younger rivals because they are better singers, suggests new research. The older singing whales are increasingly successful at birthing offspring compared to younger males, with the findings suggesting that...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Colorado man was given a heartwarming surprise last week, after his granddaughter reached out to strangers who provided one last look at his favorite thing—a classic car show. “I just wanted to do something special for him,” his granddaughter, Annaliesse Garcia,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Monopoly World Champion has shared his top tips for winning your next game—and his first piece of advice is to always buy the ‘orange’ properties. As the iconic board game celebrates its 90th birthday this year, Jason Bunn, who once won the world title, talked to...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
A neat feat of calculation and deduction may have solved one of our solar system’s greatest mysteries. Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is bigger than Mercury, yet for all its conspicuousness, scientists don’t know exactly how it came to be so large that it’s...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
The UK’s first geothermal power plant has just begun operations, using hot water from deep underground to create renewable electricity. The United Downs plant in Cornwall has been in development for nearly two decades, and will now begin providing enough electricity...
