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Leap Day Science!

Submitted by Nancy Tait on Tuesday, February 28th, 12:30 pm

Leap Day is one of the rarest days - it shows up on our calendars only every four years. Imagine what that does to your birthday celebrations - if you were born on February 29 you'd only have a birthday every four years! But why is this rare date attached to science? First check out the Science Museum of Virginia's blog at http://sciencemuseumofvirginia.blogspot.com/2012/02/question-your-world-leap-day-science.html. Here you discover math and astronomy have the answers to your questions about this day that appears, then disappears with predictable regularity. So sit back, find out about this rare day - and then celebrate it's unique contribution to your life. Yes - it's really good to question your world!

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Bad Predictions - Albert Porta's End of the World!

Submitted by Nancy Tait on Tuesday, January 10th, 9:30 am

In 1919 Albert Porta claimed the end of the world was at hand and explained why. It was a bad prediction - one you'll find memorable and enjoyable in the Science Museum of Virginia's new Bad Prediction video. Enjoy - and laugh a lot!

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Discounted Busch Gardens tickets!

Submitted by Iva Petrosino, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011, 1:30pm

The city’s department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is selling discount tickets to Kings Dominion, Water Country USA and Busch Gardens. Prices range from $31 to $54, depending on the park, the date attending and the age of the user.

Kings Dominion Good Any Day tickets are on sale for $42 for adults and $32 for youth and senior citizens. Discount tickets for admission on Park and Recreation Days, which are July 1 through Aug. 5, are $32 for all ages.

Water Country Discount Days tickets, valid through Sept. 5, are on sale for $31 for visitors ages 3 to 9 and $37 for visitors age 10 and older.

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Everyone wins at the Annual Robotics Competition

Submitted by Iva Petrosino, Community Web Producer

Thursday, April 14th, 2011, 10:27am

The Annual Robotics Competition wrapped up recently at the Stuart C. Siegel Center and although everybody didn't win, everybody really did win. Gene Cox shows you how.

The Siegel Center hummed with creative minds. Teenagers from 64 area schools brought their robots to show, and because they're robots there was a lot of fine tuning to be done to make things work. These gizmos don't look like the humanoid robots seen in the movies, but they perform on demand, doing exactly what their creators designed them to do.

These are all very bright students. They know how to imagine things and make them work. So, who won the competition? Well, they all did. That's the point.

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Get spooked with Eerie Nights Ghost Tour

Submitted by Iva Petrosino, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010, 8:35am

DOWNTOWN (WWBT) - Wondering what to do during this years’ October haunting season? Take a walk on the dark side with Eerie Nights. Eerie Nights Ghost Tour is Richmond’s premier walking ghost tour. The tour is unique in that not only are your “ghoul guides” dressed in 19th Century attire but also in special effects make-up that sets the mood for an eerie night out.

The tour takes visitors to such locations as the canals, monumental church and the Governor’s mansion. At each stop guests hear the grim tales of the past as well as the spirits who haunt these sites today.

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Haunts of Richmond: Showing the spooky, scary side of RVA - RVANews.com

Submitted by NBC12 Web Producer on Wednesday, September 1st, 5:33 am

Summer is winding down, and fall is where it's at, providing the perfect setting to take advantage of the tours offered by Haunts of Richmond. Here our resident haunting expert checks one out for you and gives you a little background info on this beloved Richmond attraction.

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