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    • 1. The giant space rock 'Oumuamua, which was discovered in 2017 and is the first interstellar object detected in our solar system, may actually be a giant hydrogen iceberg. 2. In February 2019, a fat rat in Germany became lodged in a sewer grate, and it took a team of volunteer firefighters to free it. 3. Thanks to their Happy Meal, McDonald's is the world's largest toy distributor!

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    • 1. A 1762 bottle of Gautier Cognac, one of the oldest surviving in the world, sold at auction for $146,000 in May 2020. 2. John F. Kennedy donated his congressional and presidential salary to charity. 3. The black rain frog, Breviceps fuscus, is only found on the southern slopes of the Cape Fold Belt in South Africa, and it looks like a cranky old man!

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The Ecological Benefits Of Pablo Escobar’s Hippos

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CARTOON 07-14-2019

Norway once knighted a king penguin!

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John Graziano John Graziano — July 14, 2019
1. Iceland's revenue from whale watching exceeds all revenue from whaling. 2. The word "television" was coined by scientist Constantin Perskyi in 1900. Its abbreviated form, TV, wasn't recorded until 1948. 3. The small country of Kiribati covers all four hemispheres; the only country in the world to do so! 4. Norway once knighted a king penguin!

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CARTOON 08-12-2020

1. Richard Cadbury invented the first heart-shaped box of chocolates in 1861. 2. David Rush of Idaho drank an entire liter of lime juice in just 17.29 seconds! 3. Russian car enthusiast Vladislav Barashenkov teamed up with a local ice sculptor and built a functional Mercedes G-Class SUV out of ice blocks!

CARTOON 08-11-2020

1. The giant space rock 'Oumuamua, which was discovered in 2017 and is the first interstellar object detected in our solar system, may actually be a giant hydrogen iceberg. 2. In February 2019, a fat rat in Germany became lodged in a sewer grate, and it took a team of volunteer firefighters to free it. 3. Thanks to their Happy Meal, McDonald's is the world's largest toy distributor!

CARTOON 08-10-2020

1. A 1762 bottle of Gautier Cognac, one of the oldest surviving in the world, sold at auction for $146,000 in May 2020. 2. John F. Kennedy donated his congressional and presidential salary to charity. 3. The black rain frog, Breviceps fuscus, is only found on the southern slopes of the Cape Fold Belt in South Africa, and it looks like a cranky old man!

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