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Remains of sea creature washed up in Far East
With fur on its tail and twice the size of a human being, no one yet knows what the animal is.
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Texans Fish in Flooded Street Water in Abilene
A deluge of rain hit Abilene Tuesday and the resulting flash floods presented quite the fish tale.
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The Mystery of the Barreleye Fish
In the Pacific Ocean, there lives a fish that's . . . a little different. Hank tells you all about the Pacific barreleye fish!
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Fish rain from the sky
Villagers in west Sri Lanka have said they have been surprised and delighted by an unusual rainfall of small fish. The edible fish fell during a storm and are believed to have been lifted out of a river during a strong wind.
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‘If I burn out, I burn out’: meet Taylor Wilson, nuclear boy genius
He fused the atom at 14, has advised the US government on counter-terrorism and plans to beat cancer – and he’s still only 21. What scares Taylor Wilson? Asking a girl for her number... (June)
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Black Swallower
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Strange Cyclops Shark
The weird one-eyed albino shark was discovered in an odd way.
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London’s Hidden Memorial to a Nazi Dog
At 9 Carlton Terrace in London sits a stately building. It’s a reserved white structure, appointed with columns within hailing distance from Buckingham Palace and St. James’s Park. But nestled among these grand offerings is a much smaller and stranger landmark...
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10 Incredible Tree-House Hotels in the U.S.
Take your love of the great outdoors to new heights by staying in one of these amazing treetop hotels.
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Researchers discover seaweed that tastes like bacon
Oregon State University researchers have patented a new strain of a succulent red marine algae called dulse that grows extraordinarily quickly, is packed full of protein and has an unusual trait when it is cooked.
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Land-dwelling fish
This clip shows the general behaviour of the Pacific leaping blenny as it goes about it's day on the rocky foreshores of Guam.
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Tripod fish: a deep-sea fish able to 'stand'
This unusual fish's bony fins can extend up to 1m to help them stand. Video in snap.
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What is it About the Pangolin?
British trains now commonly have posters encouraging travelers to text a small donation to a charity. This could be a charity supporting people, or one helping animals. Yesterday, however, I saw a poster for what was a new cause for me: a charity aiming at preventing pangolins from becoming extinct... By Helen King.
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The Mysterious Oxfordshire Sheep Panic of 1888
“The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same” - Stendhal. Sheep aren’t stupid. They’re almost as smart as pigs, and at about the same level as cattle. Sure, they won’t be writing any heartbreaking novels of staggering genius or winning on Jeopardy anytime soon...
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No Brainer
For decades now, I have been haunted by the grainy, black-and-white x-ray of a human skull. It is alive but empty, with a cavernous fluid-filled space where the brain should be. A thin layer of brain tissue lines that cavity like an amniotic sac... By Peter Watts.
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Art From Ammunition
A Ukrainian artist creates a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin from remains of 5,000 bullet cartridge cases, entitled 'Face of War'.
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The Last True Know-It-All
Lauren Kassel reviews "The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius" by Andrew Robinson.
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12 Offbeat Brews For Summer's Last Hurrah
Craft brewers are dumping out-of-the ordinary ingredients into their tanks to create newfangled beers.
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10 Strange and Wonderful Finds from Christie’s Oddest Auction
A little taxidermy to brighten up your home! Or perhaps a life-size wax figure of Freud?
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Chunk of Ice Falls From Sky, Gashes Roof of California Home
A mysterious block of ice falls from the California sky and rips a big hole in the roof of a home.
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