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Identical twins give birth just hours apart at the same hospital
Identical twin sisters gave birth just hours apart in the same hospital – while their partners, who are both called William, were at their side. Rachel McGeoch and Beccy Pistone, 34, had their deliveries in adjacent wards at Mount Auburn Hospital, in Massachusetts in the US. Ms Pistone had earlier travelled to the clinic with her husband William ‘Todd’ Pistone to comfort her sister Ms McGeoch as she went into labour – and then went into labour herself.
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Canada has officially completed the longest trail system in the world (PHOTOS)
There’s always a reason to celebrate Canada, and to get outside in our beautiful nation. And The Great Trail is now your next reason to explore the country. Twenty-five years ago, a small group of visionaries had a dream to connect Canada and its people with a multi-use recreational trail. Now, The Great Trail – which stretches almost 24,000 kilometres – will finally be connected. It’s the longest trail system in the world and it’s in our backyard.
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Orange is the new green: How orange peels revived a Costa Rican forest
A team led by Princeton University researchers surveyed the land 16 years after the orange peels were deposited. They found a 176 percent increase in aboveground biomass — or the wood in the trees — within the 3-hectare area studied (7 acres). Their results are published in the journal Restoration Ecology. This story, which involves a contentious lawsuit, showcases the unique power of agricultural waste to not only regenerate a forest but also to sequester a significant amount of carbon at no cost.
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The will to live: How Lisa Theris survived in the woods for weeks
It sounds just like the plot line of a television show- a woman naked and afraid, lost in remote woods. But Lisa Theris’ journey back to civilization was real life and a real struggle that lasted a month in Bullock County. “I’m just so happy to be home and recuperating. I just thank everybody for the prayers and support. It means a lot,” she said in an interview at her home in Barbour County. “Just being out of those woods is just the most amazing thing.”
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Lenticular Photo Used To Secretly Convey Hot Line Number To Abused Kids
The ANAR Foundation is a Spanish organization which helps kids in risk. They Operate a unique phone number - 116 111 - where minors at risk can get aid and consultation. Anar did a campaign advertizing the number, but were facing a problem where they did not want potential aggressors to see that a kid was even looking at the ad.
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Guy Sucks At Photoshop, Spends 10 Years Mastering Microsoft Paint To Illustrate His Book
Turns out, sometimes our resistance to learn something new and master a new skill can lead to something pretty amazing. Pat Hines, who couldn't be bothered to learn Photoshop and illustrated his ebook using good old Microsoft Paint, is the proof. I suck at Photoshop and other programs, and have worked exclusively in Microsoft Paint for over ten years... I honed my craft working long overnights at a hospital reception desk..., the guy writes.
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Girl found living with monkeys in Indian forest
Indian police are reviewing reports of missing children to try to identify a girl who was found living in a forest with a group of monkeys. The girl, believed to be 10 to 12 years old, was unable to speak, was wearing no clothes and was emaciated when she discovered in January and taken to a hospital in Bahraich, a town in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.
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Adolescent girl uses 'crazy strength' to lift burning car off father
Іt sоunds like а sсеnе strаіght out of а mоvіе. А уоung wоmаn lіfts а truсk to rеsсuе her fаthеr, then sаvеs the rеst of her fаmіlу from а rаgіng fіrе. Вut that sсеnаrіо is all too rеаl for 19-уеаr-оld Сhаrlоttе Неffеlmіrе, whose hеrоіс асtіоns sаvеd her fаmіlу from an unthіnkаblе trаgеdу. Dауs after Тhаnksgіvіng, her fаthеr, Еrіс Неffеlmіrе, was wоrkіng on his GМС truсk when the truсk fеll, gаsоlіnе sріllеd and а fіrе was іgnіtеd, all in an іnstаnt.
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70-year-old runs 7 marathons in 7 days
Running four marathons in five weeks wasn't enough. Running 10 marathons in a year wasn't enough. Running more than 70 marathons during her lifetime wasn't enough. Seventy-year-old Chau Smith wanted to challenge herself even further, so she decided to run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. In January, the Missouri woman accomplished that goal.
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105-Year-Old Cyclist Rides 14 Miles In An Hour En Route To A World Record
Frenchman Robert Marchand set a new world record Wednesday when he cycled 22.547 kilometers (about 14 miles) in an hour — at the age of 105. Wearing a purple and yellow cycling suit, pink helmet and yellow glasses, Marchand completed 92 laps at the Velodrome National, an indoor track near Paris that's used for elite cycling events. According to The Associated Press, he set a new record for the 105-plus age group and received a standing ovation from people in the crowd, who chanted "Robert, Robert" as he rolled to a stop.
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1930s parkour
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Sea turtle given a 3D-printed jaw implant after boat accident
Human activity almost killed this loggerhead sea turtle in Turkey, but a group of doctors and researchers are looking to right that wrong with a 3D-printed prosthetic. The turtle, which is marked...
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Find of the century? U.S. scrap dealer finds $20 million Faberge egg
When a scrap metal dealer from U.S. Midwest bought a golden ornament at a junk market, it never crossed his mind that he was the owner of a $20 million Faberge egg hailing from the court of imperial Russia.
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Guy buys golden egg for $13,000. Turns out to be a Faberge egg worth $33.3 million
You hear about these sorts of things happening. Just never to you. A person sees a painting at a garage sale, decides to buy it for $5 only to later discover it was painted by someone incredibly famous and worth more than they could have possibly imagined.
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TIL that the widow of the inventor of the Winchester rifle built a house with mazes and dead end staircases to confuse the ghosts killed by the gun.
The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California which was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester.
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