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This Artist Paints With Barbie Dolls and Boxing Gloves
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This Artist Paints With Barbie Dolls and Boxing Gloves

Most painters have a favorite brush. Jensen Dean has a favorite pair of boxing gloves!

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This Artist Paints With Barbie Dolls and Boxing Gloves
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This Artist Paints With Barbie Dolls and Boxing Gloves

Most painters have a favorite brush. Jensen Dean has a favorite pair of boxing gloves!

Bekah Burke Dances "En-Pointe" on Glass Bottles
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Bekah Burke Dances "En-Pointe" on Glass Bottles

One photo from 1958 sent Bekah Burke up onto a row of champagne bottles!

Sink or Swim: The Suit Made of More Than 1,150 Corks
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Sink or Swim: The Suit Made of More Than 1,150 Corks

A dad from Riverside, Illinois, spent 130 hours turning wine corks into a wearable flotation suit!

If You Are a Mosquito Magnet, It Could Be Because You Stink
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Noelle Talmon

If You Are a Mosquito Magnet, It Could Be Because You Stink

The truth behind the mosquito madness!

Was Avril Lavigne Replaced by a Double? It's Complicated
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Jordan Neese

Was Avril Lavigne Replaced by a Double? It's Complicated

Avril fans are making things... complicated.

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Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

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The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

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The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

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