A Brief History On January 15, 2022, the Kingdom of Tonga, part of the Tongan archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, experienced the spectacular climax of a volcanic eruption that started a couple weeks prior. Digging Deeper The volcanic mountain involved bears the tongue twisting name “Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai,” a name we believe may be the niftiest name of any mountain we know. Unfortunately, the eruption triggered several tsunamis around the Southwest Pacific, affecting some islands and leaving seven people dead, 19 people injured, and over $180 million in damages. Some of the other mountains that bear beautiful, unusual, tongue twisting,…
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A Brief History On January 1, 2025, we all take a bold leap into the future, a new year filled with promise and perhaps with some concerns as well. Fear not, for Major Dan at H&H is happy to tell you what will possibly happen in the coming year. Of course, I make no guarantees, for as Donald Trump recently said, “I can’t guarantee anything. I can’t guarantee tomorrow.” Digging Deeper Number one, as alluded to by the former president, all the bombastic campaign promises about lowering food and energy costs, etc., will fail to materialize, although we of course…
A Brief History On October 26, 2024, we celebrated another National Pumpkin Day, noting those orange gourds that make delicious pies, cheesecakes, and iconic Fall decorations. Not known for being particularly smart, we ask, Are Pumpkins Smarter than People? Digging Deeper Humans often think highly of themselves as somehow the epitome of evolution and master over all of the Earth, we take this opportunity to point out many cases where people are undeniably dumber than pumpkins. Some examples proving the intellectual superiority of pumpkins include: Pumpkins did not elect the politicians running our country. Pumpkins do not smoke or vape,…
A Brief History On October 16, 2010, a graduate student at Auburn University named a new species of fish Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini, because he thought a marking on the fish looked like a double necked guitar used by Led Zeppelin member Jimmy Page. Digging Deeper Obviously, it would be fun to be able to give a new species the name of your choice, and here are a few goofy sounding ones already taken: Gorilla gorilla gorilla, the Western Lowland Gorilla. If only they could all be so easy! Mini mum, Mini scule and Mini ature, three of the tiniest species of…
A Brief History On August 2, 1939, Albert Einstein co-authored a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt, warning that the Germans were working to develop atomic weapons and that the Allies should proceed immediately to develop such weapons first. Digging Deeper Einstein is often cited as the smartest human ever, and yet, Americans often use his name to ridicule the intelligence of others, such as calling someone “Einstein” instead of using another slur such as “idiot.” Kind of like calling your grossly overweight buddy “Slim.” Why is it that “Fat Chance” means the same thing as “Slim Chance?” When we say,…