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weather

It's Really, Really Hot in the Southwest United States

In some cities, temperatures may breach 120°F this week.
June 19, 2017
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happenings

Beavers Are Back in Cornwall

After a 500-year absence, two of the toothy mammals are now sniffing around a local pond.
June 16, 2017
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cryptography

Beatrix Potter's Greatest Work Was a Secret, Coded Journal She Kept as a Teen

It took a dedicated superfan 13 years to translate it.
June 16, 2017
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space

Algae Are Painting the Black Sea With a Huge, Turquoise Swirl

You can see it from space.
June 16, 2017
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fish

Trout Are Eating Mice in Nova Scotia

Why not?
June 15, 2017
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children's literature week

The ATU Fable Index: Like the Dewey Decimal System, But With More Ogres

"The Wolf Dives Into the Water for Reflected Cheese," and other highlights of folktale categorization.
June 14, 2017
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children's literature week

The Unlikely Story of the Folly Cove Guild, the Best Designers You've Never Heard Of

Led by beloved children's author Virginia Lee Burton, this group of mostly untrained women created immortal designs.
June 14, 2017
Gastro Obscura
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prank

Strawberry-Flavored Potato Chips Are Real Now

Give the people what they want!
June 14, 2017
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glowing

Keep Your Eye Out for Canada's New Glow-in-the-Dark Toonie

The special-edition release is the first photoluminescent coin to ever enter circulation.
June 13, 2017
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fame

The Pig Who Tours the U.S. Reading to Children

The world's least likely literacy ambassador is big and bristly and loves to kiss authority figures.
June 12, 2017
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fleeting wonders

Two Bald Eagles Have 'Adopted' a Young Red-Tailed Hawk

Fake it 'til you make it.
June 12, 2017
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dunes

Rare 'Surge Flows' Are Turning Colorado's Sand Dunes Into a Waterpark

It's bodysurfing time at Medano Creek.
June 9, 2017
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happenings

Europe Holds an Annual Tram-Driver Olympics

Take a minute and watch some tram bowling.
June 8, 2017
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crime

Can We Blame the Mafia on Lemons?

Economists and historians are connecting the early rise of organized crime with Sicily's citrus trade.
June 7, 2017
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prank

Who Keeps Putting Soap in This Chicago Fountain?

Giddings Square is getting sudsed nearly every week.
June 7, 2017
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fleeting wonders

Here's Your Chance to Ride Chicago's Historic Trains

For the 125th anniversary of the L, the city's Transit Authority has put some old cars back on the tracks.
June 6, 2017
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happenings

Happy Dead Duck Day

For the past 22 years, Kees Moeliker has commemorated the perverse death of one particular duck.
June 5, 2017
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lawns

Despite Tornado, Dad Mows Lawn

The grass was too long, and Thenius Wessels wasn't going to let a little bad weather stop him from making it shorter.
June 5, 2017
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whales

Paging Through the World's Handy, Adorable Orca Catalogs

A who's who for the orca set.
June 2, 2017
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beauty

Is This Swiss Village Too Beautiful to Photograph?

A savvy, crazy successful publicity stunt made it seem like it was.
June 2, 2017
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fleeting wonders

Taipei's New 'Forest Bus' Is the Best Bus in the World

Charged with increasing the city's greenspace, a florist filled a public bus with plants.
June 1, 2017
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subways

Late to Graduation? Celebrate on the E Train!

Grad Jerich Alcantara made the most of a 2-hour subway delay.
May 31, 2017
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malls

Confessions of a Poet-for-Hire

Brian Sonia-Wallace is about to become the first-ever Writer-in-Residence at the Mall of America. And this isn't the first time he's snagged a corporate sponsorship.
May 30, 2017
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robots

In Germany, You Can Get Blessed by a New Robot Priest

BlessU-2 is meant to be controversial.
May 30, 2017