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    • 1. The blue dragon sea slug is only about an inch long but feeds on venomous prey much larger than itself, absorbing their stinging cells to use later as self-defense! 2. During the entire run of "Gilligan's Island," it was never revealed if "Gilligan" was his first or last name. 3. Most residential toilets in Hong Kong flush with seawater. 4. In Iceland, phone books are arranged alphabetically by first name.

      CARTOON 06-04-2023

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    • 1. The small town of Iino in Fukushima, Japan, is considered a "home to aliens" by locals, with 452 UFO sightings reported in 2022 alone! 2. In March 2023, a family on an Alabama fishing trip reeled in a rare catch - a great white shark - before releasing the vulnerable species back into the ocean. 3. E.E.L.S (Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor) is a snakelike robot developed by NASA that may one day search for life on one of Saturn's moons.

      CARTOON 06-03-2023

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    • 1. New York City appointed a "rat czar" in 2023 whose job is to reduce the city's rodent population. 2. The U.S. has an average of just eight public toilets per 100,000 people. 3. Research suggests that people who often eat french fries and other fried foods are more likely to have depression!

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CARTOON 04-19-2020

Hippos secrete an oily, red substance that acts as a natural sunblock and antiseptic!

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John Graziano John Graziano — April 19, 2020
1. Hippos secrete an oily, red substance that acts as a natural sunblock and antiseptic! 2. Sloths don't fart! Instead, any gas is absorbed into the bloodstream and simply breathed out! 3. During their annual migration to lower altitudes, mountain quail don't fly, they walk! 4. Debra McKenna lost her husband's high school class ring in Portland, Maine, in 1973. But in 2020, it was found on a forest floor in Finland!
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CARTOON 06-04-2023

1. The blue dragon sea slug is only about an inch long but feeds on venomous prey much larger than itself, absorbing their stinging cells to use later as self-defense! 2. During the entire run of "Gilligan's Island," it was never revealed if "Gilligan" was his first or last name. 3. Most residential toilets in Hong Kong flush with seawater. 4. In Iceland, phone books are arranged alphabetically by first name.

CARTOON 06-03-2023

1. The small town of Iino in Fukushima, Japan, is considered a "home to aliens" by locals, with 452 UFO sightings reported in 2022 alone! 2. In March 2023, a family on an Alabama fishing trip reeled in a rare catch - a great white shark - before releasing the vulnerable species back into the ocean. 3. E.E.L.S (Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor) is a snakelike robot developed by NASA that may one day search for life on one of Saturn's moons.

CARTOON 06-02-2023

1. New York City appointed a "rat czar" in 2023 whose job is to reduce the city's rodent population. 2. The U.S. has an average of just eight public toilets per 100,000 people. 3. Research suggests that people who often eat french fries and other fried foods are more likely to have depression!

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