Freaky Friday

TGIF!!  It's Friday.  What's freaky?

This:  There is a group known as the "Flat Earth Society" which is led by Daniel Shenton.  The rap star known as B.o.B. (Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.), is a believer in the flat earth theory and recently released a single, "Flatline", in which he supports that theory.  Apparently these people really do believe that the earth is not spheroid, but is a flat, spinning disc.  I think it's' freaky that people still believe this.

This:  A sonic boom was heard over New Jersey on January 28, followed by 9 others.  The cause of these sonic booms is as of yet unknown.  Freaky.

This:  The town of Woodland, North Carolina recently voted down solar panels because they were concerned they would "suck up all the sun" resulting in businesses closing and the young people leaving their town.  They apparently need to take some science classes to learn how solar panels really work.  Sometimes what people think to be true is very freaky.

This:  Since I seem to be focused on Earth science today, if you were standing on the equator, you would be spinning at 1000 mph as the Earth makes it's rotation.  If you stood on one of the poles, you would be standing still, but turning in a circle.  However, you would not notice either phenomenon if you were standing in those places.  Freaky.

This:  Scientists believe that the Earth may have had two moons at one time.  Freaky, but cool!

This:  Gravity is not the same all over the planet.  In some places, like in Hudson Bay in Canada, there is less gravity.  So, I am assuming that I would weigh less there?  Freaky.

This:  Scientists think they may have discovered a 9th planet, known as Planet Nine.  Gee, that's an original name.  However, the existence of this planet is still just a freaky theory.

This:  This one is really freaky.  The largest single living thing (apart from coral reefs, which are made up of several thousands of living things joined together) was a mushroom fungus in Oregon that grew to 2,200 acres.  What?  Seriously?  Of course, if you google it and you see the photo of a giant mushroom with people gathered around it, that's not it.  This mushroom was visibly undetectable aside from the fact that it was killing trees as it grew.  That's still a freaky big fungus.

What's freaky in your world today?  Have a freaky Friday and a wonderful weekend!