CARTOON 10-29-2021

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1. Modern-day astronomers continue to study the 1840s eruption of Eta Carinae, once the second brightest star in the night sky, by observing "light echoes" from the event still illuminating nearby nebulas. Submitted by Chris Street Port Orchard, WA. 2. The World Team skydiving group completed a 400-person freefall formation over the skies of Udon Thani, Thailand, in early 2006, requiring a trainload of oxygen tanks, support from the Royal Thai Air Force, and 300 tons of jet fuel! 3. The driest place in the world is the town of Quillagua, located in Chile's Atacama Desert. Between 1964 and 2001, the average annual rainfall in the city measured just 0.002 inches.

Source: CARTOON 10-29-2021

Featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
The driest place in the world is the town of Quillagua, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Between 1964 and 2001, the average annual rainfall in the city measured just 0.002 inches.
Source: CARTOON 10-29-2021