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    • 1. Scientists piloting an ocean expedition research vessel spotted a yellow sea sponge and pink starfish next to each other a mile deep in the Atlantic Ocean - real-life Spongebob and Patrick! 2. "Shrinkflation" is a term used to describe downsizing the contents of products, typically food items such as cereal boxes, and then charging the same price. 3. A message in a bottle released by Sean Smith, 16, off the coast of Rhode Island in 2018 was picked up 2,000 miles away in the Azores Region of Portugal by Christian Santos, 17, in 2021 - the two boys are now friends!

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    • 1. On August 4, 2021, a beachgoer found a translucent jellyfish with a perfectly preserved fish trapped inside washed up on a shore in the U.K. 2. Women have been wearing bikini-style outfits for at least 1,600 years, according to a Roman mosaic called the "Chamber of the Ten Maidens" depicting women exercising in two-piece ensembles. 3. A 40-year-old slice of cake from Princess Diana and Prince Charles' wedding sold at auction on August 11, 2021, for £1,850.

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    • 1. On August 7, 2021, Pamela and JaVale McGee became the first U.S. mother-son gold-medal duo in Olympics history. 2. On October 6, 2015, Yoko Ono gathered more than 2,000 people in NYC's Central Park to create a giant human peace sign in honor of her deceased husband John Lennon's 75th birthday. 3. Female giant wood moths of Australia and New Zealand have a wingspan of 10 inches and can weigh as much as a AA battery, making them so large they can barely fly!

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Can You Solve Cain’s Jawbone: The (Nearly) Impossible Literary Puzzle?

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The Quietest Place in America

The Green Bank Observatory

CARTOON 09-18-2021

1. In August 2021, a group of 1,215 Taiwanese farmers worked together to plant 5.1 acres of rice seedlings in just 16 minutes and 20 seconds! 2. An unopened 1987 copy of Nintendo's "The Legend of Zelda" sold on July 9, 2021, at auction for $870,000. 3. The Cuvier's beaked whale can hold its breath for more than 3 hours at a time!

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The Sorcery Behind Sea-Monkeys

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CARTOON 02-15-2021

Scientists at England's Natural History Museum identified 503 new species in 2020.

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John Graziano John Graziano — February 15, 2021
1. Who New? Scientists at England's Natural History Museum identified 503 new species in 2020. 2. Sleepless in Space? Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan have asteroids named after them - Asteroid 12818 Tomhanks and Asteroid 8353 Megryan. 3. A 20,000-year-old woolly rhino was recently unearthed in Siberia, with much of its soft tissue and wool still intact. Submitted by Nate Westbury, Minneapolis, MN.
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CARTOON 09-23-2021

1. Scientists piloting an ocean expedition research vessel spotted a yellow sea sponge and pink starfish next to each other a mile deep in the Atlantic Ocean - real-life Spongebob and Patrick! 2. "Shrinkflation" is a term used to describe downsizing the contents of products, typically food items such as cereal boxes, and then charging the same price. 3. A message in a bottle released by Sean Smith, 16, off the coast of Rhode Island in 2018 was picked up 2,000 miles away in the Azores Region of Portugal by Christian Santos, 17, in 2021 - the two boys are now friends!

CARTOON 09-22-2021

1. On August 4, 2021, a beachgoer found a translucent jellyfish with a perfectly preserved fish trapped inside washed up on a shore in the U.K. 2. Women have been wearing bikini-style outfits for at least 1,600 years, according to a Roman mosaic called the "Chamber of the Ten Maidens" depicting women exercising in two-piece ensembles. 3. A 40-year-old slice of cake from Princess Diana and Prince Charles' wedding sold at auction on August 11, 2021, for £1,850.

CARTOON 09-21-2021

1. On August 7, 2021, Pamela and JaVale McGee became the first U.S. mother-son gold-medal duo in Olympics history. 2. On October 6, 2015, Yoko Ono gathered more than 2,000 people in NYC's Central Park to create a giant human peace sign in honor of her deceased husband John Lennon's 75th birthday. 3. Female giant wood moths of Australia and New Zealand have a wingspan of 10 inches and can weigh as much as a AA battery, making them so large they can barely fly!

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