15 Real Facts That Illuminated Our World
"The first step toward finding what you've lost is knowing where to look," said a voice that wasn't there. It sounded like the sort of thing that would have been on one of those cheesy late-night television infomercials. But this was real. And he was listening carefully because it seemed important and it was his last day here in this desert and he didn't want to go back to the world with no sunsets or moonrises or snow or trees or anything else that might make a difference between life and death. So he had been paying very close attention since waking up. And now, after several hours of walking, he thought maybe he had heard it again...
He turned his head to look behind him as he continued walking. No, there was nothing there. No sign of life whatsoever.
But ... there was the voice. Yes. Disembodied, but clear.
Suddenly, it started speaking to him. For some reason, it began rattling off a list of facts, starting with ...