Source: Ben Cousins, ctvnews.ca, April 17, 2020 According to the Morse family, the stick was found after buying their grandmother’s house in Vermont back in 1980. TORONTO — An auction company in the U.S. is offering what it calls “possibly the oldest known hockey stick in existence” and is hoping for a big payday from… Continue reading Hockey stick from the 1800s could fetch US$3.5 million at auction
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Elephant with Rare 'Saber-Tooth' Tusks Found
By AFP, Seeker.com, August 15, 2016 The animal’s tusks point down instead of up. A rare pygmy elephant with tusks growing downwards instead of up to give it a look like a sabre-toothed tiger has been found in Malaysia, a wildlife official told AFP on Friday. The unusual looking animal was found by a team… Continue reading Elephant with Rare 'Saber-Tooth' Tusks Found
THE UNGRASPABLE VALUE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIAMOND
By Brad Fox, NewYorker.com, June 7, 2016 The eleven-hundred-and-nine-carat rough stone, found in Botswana, last November, could fetch at least seventy million dollars at auction later this month Traditionally, rough diamonds are sold via private bids. Prospective buyers come to inspect the stone, try to imagine what they can cut it into and what… Continue reading THE UNGRASPABLE VALUE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIAMOND
Man Shoots Grizzly-Polar Bear Hybrid
By Kieran Mulvaney, Seeker.com, May 26, 2016 Such hybrids may become more common as climate change forces polar bears to move inland. An Inuit hunter may have shot a polar-bear grizzly hybrid last week — and while that’s an unusual thing right now, scientists believe that such genetic mixtures of the two closely related species… Continue reading Man Shoots Grizzly-Polar Bear Hybrid
'Blueberry', a rare blue lobster, caught off Nova Scotia coast
By CTV News, May 23, 2016 A lobster caught off the coast of Nova Scotia has its bright blue hue to thank for keeping it off the dinner table. Fisherman Blaine Marsh nabbed the brightly coloured crustacean, which was given the name “Blueberry” by his granddaughter, on Friday near the Cape Breton fishing community of… Continue reading 'Blueberry', a rare blue lobster, caught off Nova Scotia coast
Mercury makes rare transit of the sun today
By CBC News, May 9, 2016 Watch LIVE between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. ET You can get a rare view of Mercury as it crosses in front of the sun today. Mercury began making its way across the face of the sun at 7:12 a.m. ET and will complete its crossing at 2:42 p.m. ET,… Continue reading Mercury makes rare transit of the sun today
Video: 5 Rarest Minerals on Earth
5 Rarest Minerals on Earth | Future 5 Most people at some point in their life collected rocks. Today on future 5, we’re going to show you the rarest of them all! Minerals are highly sought apon from collectors and people in general for their many benefits and beauty.
Rare gyrfalcon stares into camera in Churchill, Man.
A bird that is rarely spotted is being seen by thousands in a video taken in Churchill, Man. and posted to Facebook. Heidi den Haan, assistant director of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, said the bird is a white gyrfalcon, which is “unique.” “They’re not that common to begin with but they hang out here… Continue reading Rare gyrfalcon stares into camera in Churchill, Man.