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    • 1. The doctor who treated U.S. President James Garfield after being shot was named Dr. Doctor Willard Bliss. 2. "Only you can prevent forest fires." Launched in 1944, the Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention Campaign is the longest-running public service ad campaign in U.S. history. Submitted by Dan Paulun, W. Lafayette, OH. 3. Bombs Away! When threatened, bombardier beetles spray a noxious, burning chemical from their abdomen. Submitted by Richard Gibson, Lafayette, LA.

      CARTOON 06-24-2021

      John Graziano John Graziano, June 24, 2021
    • 1. Microscopic creatures known as tardigrades are so hardy they can survive being shot out of a high-speed gun at almost 3,000 feet per second. 2. A Little Rusty! Oxygen molecules that drift from the earth's atmosphere and interact with iron and water at the lunar poles are causing the moon to rust! 3. For more than 24 years, Bill Hare of Cape May, New Jersey, attended Irish-American events dressed as a leprechaun.

      CARTOON 06-23-2021

      John Graziano John Graziano, June 23, 2021
    • 1. Spanish-American War veteran Peter Cluckey had such severe arthritis that all of his joints eventually fused together in a seated position, and his front teeth had to be removed so he could be fed. He died in 1925 at the age of 43. Cluckey donated his body to the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C., where his skeleton still sits today. 2. Retired Australian cattle rancher Dexter Kruger attributes his longevity of 111 years to eating chicken brains! 3. Hero Rodent! Magawa the African giant pouched rat has helped clear nearly 35 acres of land in Cambodia by sniffing out dozens of deadly landmines and unexploded munitions.

      CARTOON 06-22-2021

      John Graziano John Graziano, June 22, 2021
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Disneyland Entrance

Massachusetts Man Momentarily Swallowed By Whale

Humpback Whale BION of the Week

Soap Mummies: Why Some Bodies Turn Into Soap When They’re Buried

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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 06-24-2021

1. The doctor who treated U.S. President James Garfield after being shot was named Dr. Doctor Willard Bliss. 2. "Only you can prevent forest fires." Launched in 1944, the Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention Campaign is the longest-running public service ad campaign in U.S. history. Submitted by Dan Paulun, W. Lafayette, OH. 3. Bombs Away! When threatened, bombardier beetles spray a noxious, burning chemical from their abdomen. Submitted by Richard Gibson, Lafayette, LA.

CARTOON 06-23-2021

1. Microscopic creatures known as tardigrades are so hardy they can survive being shot out of a high-speed gun at almost 3,000 feet per second. 2. A Little Rusty! Oxygen molecules that drift from the earth's atmosphere and interact with iron and water at the lunar poles are causing the moon to rust! 3. For more than 24 years, Bill Hare of Cape May, New Jersey, attended Irish-American events dressed as a leprechaun.

CARTOON 06-22-2021

1. Spanish-American War veteran Peter Cluckey had such severe arthritis that all of his joints eventually fused together in a seated position, and his front teeth had to be removed so he could be fed. He died in 1925 at the age of 43. Cluckey donated his body to the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C., where his skeleton still sits today. 2. Retired Australian cattle rancher Dexter Kruger attributes his longevity of 111 years to eating chicken brains! 3. Hero Rodent! Magawa the African giant pouched rat has helped clear nearly 35 acres of land in Cambodia by sniffing out dozens of deadly landmines and unexploded munitions.

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