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9 Facts You Never Knew About Lightning
1. How much lightning is present in the world at any given time? Scientists estimate that Earth as a whole is struck by an average of more than one hundred lightning bolts every second. Think about that for a minute…there. 6000 bolts of lighting just struck the earth. We're living in a...
How Your Neighbour’s Insurance Fraud Affects You
You know that guy who laughs about telling the insurance company his 60” flat screen burnt with his house when he never actually had one? Or the woman who “embellished” on the amount of jewelry stolen during a break in? Or the 25 year-old who lives downtown but tells the insurance company...
How do you Make Wearing a Seatbelt a Fun Experience?
The seat belt. Up until recent years it has always been a surprisingly contentious issue in vehicles. The first cars never had seat belts and when the first prototypes were shown, they were immediately dismissed as unnecessary. Drivers didn't want to wear them. Car manufacturers didn't want...
Forget Speeding Tickets, How About a Lottery for All Those Who Obey the Law?
A past winner of "The Fun Theory" contest, the lottery is an innovative idea around speeding drivers. In Regina we've just had an addition of a couple more radar cameras and we will continue to see more added to our Saskatchewan highways. If you speed through construction zones in...
A Drone Flying Through a Firework Show
Every July all over the US and Canada, July 1st and 4th are a big time of year for fireworks companies. Hopefully you got your firework fix in this summer at the Regina Canada day in Wascana park, if not well have we got a treat for you! Drones have been making the news a lot lately,...
Volkswagen Says Keep Your Eyes on the Road
As the video states, texting is now the leading cause of dealth while behind the wheel. We need to be doing everything in our power to remind people that one time is too many. And the more innovative companies can be to spread that message, the better for all of us. The more in your face...
An Insurance Claim for the Titanic, Up For Sale?
She carried 2,224 passengers and crew, but had lifeboats for only 1,178 of those people. More than 1,500 people died when the Titanic sunk to the bottom of the icy Atlantic Ocean. Yet another fascinating tale of an outlandish insurance claim that proves to be true. Yes there was insurance...
The Most Deadly Mountain in the World: the story of K2
On Netflix there is a documentary called The Summit. It's the story of, up until April 19, 2014, the deadliest mountain climbing expedition in history. The event became quite controversial afterward as 11 people lost their lives. On April 20, 2014, 13 people died on Mt. Everest making that the...
How Safe is Your Phone in the Hands of a Stranger?
On a recent trip down south, my smartphone was lost/stolen. In the initial panic of its loss, I retraced my steps, checked with the customer service desk, and even asked random people who had been in that area if they had seen my phone. I also had a friend with me and she called my phone for...
Work Zone = Slow Down
We have all done it....drove up to a construction zone and let out an exhasperated sigh. I am guilty of that myself. However, seeing that it is National Work Zone Awareness Week, I think we should take a minute to go over some ways that you can help lower some very...
How Much Are Your Vices Really Costing You?
I live a pretty clean lifestyle. That may have not always been the case. I decided smoking and drinking were cool when I was a teenager, but I have since changed my mind – for reasons both health-related and financial. It’s scary to sometimes think about how much our bad habits cost us....
The Most Expensive Disaster In Canadian History
I was in a taxi cab in Calgary and the driver says to me, "You know that flood? It was the most expensive natural disaster inCanadian history, no kiddin'". I was quite skeptical so obviously I disagreed wih him and instantly opened Google up on my phone. I searched in Google:...