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    • 1. Vietnam's Son Doong, the world's largest cave, has its own weather system! 2. The Necomimi is a pair of wearable cat ears that move and correspond to the wearer's brain waves! 3. The Rossia pacifica squid looks like an adorable cartoons thanks to its real-life googly eyes! 4. Rock-A-Bye, Baby! Murphy, a 31-year-old bald eagle at Missouri's World Bird Sanctuary, cared for a rock like an egg until an orphaned chick was successfully introduced to replace it!

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Playing Dead Is, In Fact, Not An Act For Possums

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Luckiest Or Unluckiest Man In The World?

frane salek

Think A Coin Toss Is A 50/50 Shot? Think Again!

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The Egg-citing Truth Behind Humpty Dumpty

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CARTOON 07-31-2021

Samsung built a butt-shaped robot that sits on phones to test their durability!

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John Graziano John Graziano — July 31, 2021
1. The nostril a dog will use to sniff depends on their familiarity with the smell and whether they like it or not. 2. Nathan Goodpaster was until recently a pastor at the Harvest Baptist Church in the Philippines. Submitted by Richard Gibson, Lafayette, LA. 3. The "Butt" Test! Samsung built a butt-shaped robot that sits on phones to test their durability!
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CARTOON 11-14-2023

1. Oyster mushrooms are carnivorous! 2. Cassius, an Australian saltwater crocodile, is the largest croc in captivity, at nearly 18 feet long! 3. Sausage vending machines exist in Germany!

CARTOON 11-13-2023

1. Mutianyu, a famous section of the Great Wall of China, boasts a toboggan speed slide that visitors can ride to depart the monument. 2. It's Hip To Be Square! Creative Youtuber The Q developed a bike with square wheels that actually works! 3. Charlie O'Brien swung on a playground swing in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, for more than 33 hours straight!

CARTOON 11-12-2023

1. Vietnam's Son Doong, the world's largest cave, has its own weather system! 2. The Necomimi is a pair of wearable cat ears that move and correspond to the wearer's brain waves! 3. The Rossia pacifica squid looks like an adorable cartoons thanks to its real-life googly eyes! 4. Rock-A-Bye, Baby! Murphy, a 31-year-old bald eagle at Missouri's World Bird Sanctuary, cared for a rock like an egg until an orphaned chick was successfully introduced to replace it!

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