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If you haven’t tried Google Earth yet, there’s a new reason to oogle the Earth from your computer screen with Google’s globe trotting software: you can watch the sun rise from points of interest all over the world. Courtesy of Discovery HD Theater’s “Sunrise Earth” program, this new Google Earth layer adds hot spots all over the globe that link to sunrise videos in DHD’s video library. Here’s how to do it:

1. Download and install Google Earth.
2. Once you’re up and running, locate the “Layers” panel on the bottom left.
3. Expand the following categories: Primary Database → Featured Content → Discovery Networks.
4. Check off “Sunrise Earth”.

If you can’t find these layer categories, select “View: All Layers” and try again.

Once you check off the “Sunrise Earth” layer, you’ll see Discovery Channel icons sprinkled all over the globe. Click on any one of these, and you’ll be able to watch the sun rise from places such as Alaska, Reykjavic in Iceland, the Foothills of Turkey, and much more.

Many of the satellite photos are so clear, that some of you might be able to spot your own car parked outside your front door.

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Tetris Trivia:

Prolonged Tetris activity can also lead to more efficient brain activity during play. When first playing Tetris, brain function and activity increases, along with greater cerebral energy consumption, measured by glucose metabolic rate. As Tetris players become more proficient, their brains show a reduced consumption of glucose, indicating more efficient brain activity for this task.

Tetris has made its way into the media on several occasions. It was referenced prominently in the video-game oriented cartoon Captain N: The Game Master. It was also referenced in Muppet Babies episode “It’s Just a Pretendo”, The Simpsons episode “Strong Arms of the Ma”, Family Guy episode “Prick Up Your Ears”, and Futurama episode “Fear of a Bot Planet”. Commercials also occasionally parody the game. Police Academy: Mission to Moscow alluded to Tetris by depicting the Russians trying to hypnotize Americans through a puzzle video game referred to as “The Game” in the movie.

Several video games outside the falling blocks genre, including Zoda’s Revenge: StarTropics II, Asterix & Obelix XXL, God of War, Final Fantasy X, and Kya: Dark Lineage, have used puzzles involving tetrominoes, thought to have been inspired by Tetris.

The artist Sam Francis dedicated thirteen paintings to the Tetris game.

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