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    • 1. Alexander the Great named a city after his horse, Bucephalus! 2. "Fairy bread" is a popular treat for children in Australia, consisting of buttered bread and sprinkles. 3. Believe It or Not! In a move thought to mask their scent from predators, parrotfish make "pajamas" out of mucus! 4. Mosquitoes have a scent receptor tuned specifically to human sweat!

      CARTOON 05-28-2023

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    • 1. A Galaxy Far, Far Away! Astronomers recently captured a radio signal from a galaxy nearly 9 billion light-years away - the first of its kind from such a distance! 2. The James Webb Space Telescope could theoretically detect the heat of a bumblebee from more than 300,000 miles away! 3. On the lunar surface, Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left a photo with the caption: "This is the family of astronaut Charlie Duke from the planet Earth who landed on the moon on April 20, 1972."

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    • 1. Sleeping on the Job! Mattress Firm has paid "snoozeterns" to test their beds by napping during work hours. 2. Honeybees, like humans, need a certain amount of sleep each day - they even struggle communicating and finding their hives when tired! 3. A swaying hammock is likely to produce a deeper sleep than a stationary bed.

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Rare Video Footage Suggests Octopuses May Experience Nightmares

Close-up octopus eye

The Real Reason Why People Wore Powdered Wigs

While the wig is being powdered painting.

The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket Actually Takes Off

relativity space

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CARTOON 05-25-2020

"Albert Einstein" is an anagram for "ten elite brains."

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John Graziano John Graziano — May 25, 2020
1. "Albert Einstein" is an anagram for "ten elite brains." 2. The first bubble gum, made in 1906, was called Blibber-Blubber and was so sticky it needed a solvent to be removed from skin! Submitted by Dan Paulun, W . Lafayette, OH. 3. Powerful storms on the Orkney Islands of Scotland exposed an ancient 1,500-year-old Viking cemetery!
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CARTOON 05-28-2023

1. Alexander the Great named a city after his horse, Bucephalus! 2. "Fairy bread" is a popular treat for children in Australia, consisting of buttered bread and sprinkles. 3. Believe It or Not! In a move thought to mask their scent from predators, parrotfish make "pajamas" out of mucus! 4. Mosquitoes have a scent receptor tuned specifically to human sweat!

CARTOON 05-27-2023

1. A Galaxy Far, Far Away! Astronomers recently captured a radio signal from a galaxy nearly 9 billion light-years away - the first of its kind from such a distance! 2. The James Webb Space Telescope could theoretically detect the heat of a bumblebee from more than 300,000 miles away! 3. On the lunar surface, Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left a photo with the caption: "This is the family of astronaut Charlie Duke from the planet Earth who landed on the moon on April 20, 1972."

CARTOON 05-26-2023

1. Sleeping on the Job! Mattress Firm has paid "snoozeterns" to test their beds by napping during work hours. 2. Honeybees, like humans, need a certain amount of sleep each day - they even struggle communicating and finding their hives when tired! 3. A swaying hammock is likely to produce a deeper sleep than a stationary bed.

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