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CARTOON 03-24-2020

The first versions of the bristle toothbrush we use today were invented in China and made with hog hair!

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1. In February 2020, in a dried-out river bend near Buenos Aires, scientists discovered four 20,000-year-old glyptodon fossils - large, heavily armored relatives to the armadillo! 2. While chopping vegetables, a Canadian couple found a living tree frog inside a fully intact bell pepper! 3. The first versions of the bristle toothbrush we use today were invented in China and made with hog hair!
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CARTOON 04-01-2020

1. In January 1974, the swim teams at Kenyon College of Gambler, Ohio, and Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, conducted a swim meet over the telephone! 2. During the annual Kanto Festival in Akita, Japan, the main event is a feat of skill where performers balance bamboo poles up to 40 feet tall with up to 46 paper lanterns attached! 3. In times of drought, mangrove killifish breathe through their skin and crawl up into trees to hide among the moist, rotting wood of branches and tree trunks.

CARTOON 03-31-2020

1. The football huddle was first used by the Gallaudet football team in 1892 when one of the deaf players didn't want to risk the other team see him explain a play through sign language. 2. Supplement subscription company Wearefeel® created limited-edition, glitter-infused multivitamins that "make your toilet sparkle" when you poop! 3. In February 2020, in Queensland, Australia, when her owner's boat capsized during the night, Heidi the German Shepherd treaded water for 11 hours before someone spotted her!

CARTOON 03-30-2020

1. Playstation games have had scratch and sniff discs - "FIFA 2001" smelled like a soccer field and "Gran Turismo 2" smelled like car tires! 2. The olm, a cave-dwelling European amphibian, can live for 100 years and survive a decade without food! 3. In a record-breaking feat, 62-year-old former Marine George Hood held the plank position for 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds.

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  1. Samuel Ludke
    March 29, 2020 at 10:23 pm — Reply

    That toothbrush looks very painful!

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