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    • 1. Finnish skier Kalle Jalkanen helped his team win gold at the 1936 Winter Olympics despite stopping to retrieve his dentures during the last leg of the cross-country skiing relay! 2. A year after losing his right leg in a climbing accident, Zsolt Eross of Hungary scaled the 27,940-foot-tall Lhotse Peak in the Himalayas using a prosthetic leg. 3. In December 2021, scientists discovered glowing blue snow in the Russian Arctic, the result of tiny, bioluminescent crustaceans called copepods swept ashore and frozen!

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The Hair-Raising Truth About Troll Dolls

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CARTOON 04-11-2020

The tongue of the hawk moth can grow up to 14 inches long!

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John Graziano John Graziano — April 11, 2020
1. The Saturday before Easter in Miami Shores, Florida, the Marshmallow Drop sees thousands of the confection dropped from a helicopter for children to collect! 2. The tongue of the hawk moth can grow up to 14 inches long! 3. Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge had a pet raccoon named Rebecca - it was originally sent to him for Thanksgiving dinner, but he pardoned Rebecca that year instead of a turkey! Submitted by Nate Westbury, Minneapolis, MN.
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CARTOON 12-05-2023

1. Finnish skier Kalle Jalkanen helped his team win gold at the 1936 Winter Olympics despite stopping to retrieve his dentures during the last leg of the cross-country skiing relay! 2. A year after losing his right leg in a climbing accident, Zsolt Eross of Hungary scaled the 27,940-foot-tall Lhotse Peak in the Himalayas using a prosthetic leg. 3. In December 2021, scientists discovered glowing blue snow in the Russian Arctic, the result of tiny, bioluminescent crustaceans called copepods swept ashore and frozen!

CARTOON 12-04-2023

1. The L-shaped "Sunflower House" of Verona, Italy, sits atop a turntable foundation, allowing it to rotate with the sun's daily progress across the sky. 2. Self-taught horticulturist Kaleem Ullah Khan, from Malihabad, India, cultivated a tree capable of producing 300 varieties of mango. 3. The Spanish city of Seville converts its leftover oranges into electricity, with the methane from the fermented fruits used to power a generator.

CARTOON 12-03-2023

1. Glyptodon, an extinct massive armadillo, proved a favorite hunting target for ancient humans who prized their VW Beetle-sized shells as homes. 2. Rachel Foster woke from a 10-day coma 24 hours before scheduled life support removal and completed the Boston Marathon 5 months later! 3. The most recycled material in the U.S. is asphalt, with an incredible 99% recycled to fix and build roads. 4. After running out of gas, Michael Schlemmer of Kentucky spent $40 on fuel and a lottery scratch ticket, scoring a cool million-dollar jackpot!

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