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The Origins Of FBI Profiling

FBI Profiling

CARTOON 04-18-2021

1. While filming the 1997 movie "Batman and Robin," Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mr. Freeze costume leaked battery acid into his mouth! 2. Beef carpaccio - an Italian dish consisting of red, raw meat - is named after Renaissance painter Vittore Carpaccio, famous for vibrant reds! 3. Polar bears and penguins will never meet in the wild because they live at opposite ends of the earth! 4. Gilpin Family Whisky is made from the sugar-concentrated urine of diabetics!

The One Where “The Rachel” Becomes Iconic

Stranded Giraffes Rafted to Safety

Giraffes BION of the Week

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Believe It or Not! Bites Burger

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CARTOON 02-20-2021

The spectral tarsier of Indonesia is barely larger than a tennis ball.

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CARTOON 04-21-2021

1. Special editions of Monopoly - with real money, a file, compass and map of local safe houses - were created in 1941 for WWII POWS in hopes of helping them escape. 2. A mother platypus is able to nurse her young, yet she does not possess nipples! 3. There are images of yo-yos in ancient Egyptian temples!

CARTOON 04-20-2021

1. Sliced bread was banned by the U.S. government at the height of WWII. 2. Falcons are more closely related to parrots than hawks or eagles. 3. The first mobile phone call was placed in 1946 with a phone - plus equipment - weighing 80 pounds!

CARTOON 04-19-2021

1. Elvis was a black belt in karate! 2. A freelance copywriter named the iPod ®, inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey." The product launched in 2001. 3. The first formula for Coca-Cola was alcoholic.

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