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    • 1. American bakery Sprinkles has dozens of cupcake ATMs across the U.S., offering up freshly baked treats 24 hours a day - no human interaction required. 2. There are more bicycles than people in the city of Amsterdam. 3. Double Lucky! After winning more than $1 million in the Tennessee Education Lottery, Nick Slatten lost the prize ticket in a parking lot only to find it again a few hours later!

      CARTOON 05-18-2021

      John Graziano John Graziano, May 18, 2021
    • 1. Raised temperatures on Japan's Izu Islands have also risen the body temperature of the Okada's five-lined skink, giving it extra strength to escape its main predator, the Japanese four-lined rat snake. 2. Four hailstorms, including three of the worst and most damaging in the city's history, have occurred in Austin, Texas, on the same day in different years - March 25. 3. Drone production company EFYi Group and Tianjin University in China used 600 drones to depict moving vignettes of some of Van Gogh's most famous works, including "The Starry Night," in the skies of China's Tianjin Municipality.

      CARTOON 05-17-2021

      John Graziano John Graziano, May 17, 2021
    • 1. Photographer Colette English spotted a deer in Hokkaido, Japan, with another deer's decapitated head attached to its antlers! 2. In 2010, a crocodile caused a plane to crash! 3. 450,000,000 people live within the danger zone of an active volcano - one in 10 of the world's population! 4. At 6 feet and 2 inches, Blosom the cow was the tallest cow to have ever lived!

      CARTOON 05-16-2021

      John Graziano John Graziano, May 16, 2021
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CARTOON 05-02-2021

Marshmallow treats date back to ancient Egypt!

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1. A U.S. household will, on average, use two trees' worth of toilet paper per year. 2. Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman is the only man in MLB ® history to be killed by a pitch! 3. Marshmallow treats date back to ancient Egypt! 4. Teeny Tiny! The bee hummingbird grows to the same length as the short side of a business card and weighs less than one!
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CARTOON 05-18-2021

1. American bakery Sprinkles has dozens of cupcake ATMs across the U.S., offering up freshly baked treats 24 hours a day - no human interaction required. 2. There are more bicycles than people in the city of Amsterdam. 3. Double Lucky! After winning more than $1 million in the Tennessee Education Lottery, Nick Slatten lost the prize ticket in a parking lot only to find it again a few hours later!

CARTOON 05-17-2021

1. Raised temperatures on Japan's Izu Islands have also risen the body temperature of the Okada's five-lined skink, giving it extra strength to escape its main predator, the Japanese four-lined rat snake. 2. Four hailstorms, including three of the worst and most damaging in the city's history, have occurred in Austin, Texas, on the same day in different years - March 25. 3. Drone production company EFYi Group and Tianjin University in China used 600 drones to depict moving vignettes of some of Van Gogh's most famous works, including "The Starry Night," in the skies of China's Tianjin Municipality.

CARTOON 05-16-2021

1. Photographer Colette English spotted a deer in Hokkaido, Japan, with another deer's decapitated head attached to its antlers! 2. In 2010, a crocodile caused a plane to crash! 3. 450,000,000 people live within the danger zone of an active volcano - one in 10 of the world's population! 4. At 6 feet and 2 inches, Blosom the cow was the tallest cow to have ever lived!

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