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Radioactive Wasp Nest Discovered Near Nuclear Waste Storage Site

A radioactive wasp nest was discovered at a U.S. Department of Energy facility in South Carolina that was once involved in the production of parts…
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Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up

SYDNEY—Saying the ruse began as a harmless prank about the continent’s mammals having pouches, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admitted Tuesday that all those animals…
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Scientists Employ Robot Bunnies To Combat Invasive Florida Pythons

Florida is luring invasive Burmese pythons into traps by deploying robotic bunnies to mimic the warmth and movement of real marsh rabbits, with traditional methods…
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Orcas Bringing Humans Gifts Of Food

Wild orcas have been observed intentionally offering humans pieces of fish, marine mammals, and even seaweed across 34 recorded instances, suggesting a rare form of…
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Beetle Infestation Threatens Hungary’s Oldest Library

Hungary’s 1,000‑year‑old Pannonhalma Archabbey is scrambling to disinfect and preserve tens of thousands of historic books from a destructive beetle infestation that could wipe out…
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Owner Of D.C. Doggy Daycare Worried Her Military Parade Float Sticking Out

WASHINGTON—Growing increasingly concerned as she peered around at the marching troops, towed artillery, and self-propelled howitzers, local D.C. doggy daycare owner Frieda Shaw told reporters…

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Shell-Shocked Soldier Ant Has Thousand-Inch Stare
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Study: More Single Millennials Settling For Parrot Who Can Dial 911

NEW YORK—Shedding light on the demographic shifts that have transformed the generation’s relationships, a Hunter College study published Monday revealed that more single millennials were…
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Wild Elephant Raids Grocery Store

A hungry wild elephant caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand when he strolled in from a nearby national park and helped himself to…
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Cow Slaughtered For Its Bell

MEADE, KS—Saying the difficult act was necessary so his family wouldn’t be starved for clangs, local farmer Troy Cox told reporters Friday that he had…
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Drug Smuggling Cat Caught In Costa Rica

Costa Rican prison guards intercepted a black-and-white cat carrying over 230 grams of marijuana and 67 grams of crack cocaine in two packages, the drugs…
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Scientists Studying Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him Over 200 Times

A Wisconsin man has voluntarily been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, with scientists now studying his blood in hopes of creating better treatments for…