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    • 1. The first name of U.S. President Cleveland was not Grover, it was Stephen! 2. While cleaning out a shark that had died in their net, a group of fishermen in Indonesia were shocked to find a pure white cyclops shark fetus! 3. Walruses use their tusks to drag themselves out of the water and onto the ice.

      CARTOON 11-23-2020

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    • 1. A wayward emu was captured after roaming the streets of Paterson, New Jersey, recently. Where it came from is a mystery, as emus are native to Australia. 2. Yawning cools your brain! 3. Best Buds! It is rare, but dogs can have identical twins! 4. Theresa Furrer spins cat and dog fur into yarn to make wearable garments as keepsakes for their owners.

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    • 1. In 1859, Charles Blondin became the first person to walk a tightrope across the Niagara Gorge, downstream from the falls. It wasn't until 2012 that someone, Nik Wallenda, crossed on a tightrope directly over the falls. 2. Circus Roncalli in Germany uses holograms instead of live animals. 3. Corona Bling! Israeli jewelry company Yvel has designed an 18-karat white gold, diamond-encrusted coronavirus mask worth $1.5 million!

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The First Thanksgiving Feast Featured Shellfish, Swan, And No Women

The First Thanksgiving Jean Louis Gerome Ferris

Thanksgiving Dinner With Rebecca The Holiday Raccoon

Rebecca Raccoon of the White House

Mount Rainier Hiker Gets Some R&R: Rescue And Resurrection

Hiker on Mount Rainier

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CARTOON 07-30-2020

Richard Nixon almost became an FBI agent in the 1930s.

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John Graziano John Graziano — July 30, 2020
1. The sand a Popcorn Beach on Fuerteventura of Spain's Canary Islands actually looks good enough to eat! 2. Segway's egg-shaped wheelchair, the S-Pod, was inspired by the gyrospheres seen in "Jurassic World." 3. Richard Nixon almost became an FBI agent in the 1930s.
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CARTOON 11-23-2020

1. The first name of U.S. President Cleveland was not Grover, it was Stephen! 2. While cleaning out a shark that had died in their net, a group of fishermen in Indonesia were shocked to find a pure white cyclops shark fetus! 3. Walruses use their tusks to drag themselves out of the water and onto the ice.

CARTOON 11-22-2020

1. A wayward emu was captured after roaming the streets of Paterson, New Jersey, recently. Where it came from is a mystery, as emus are native to Australia. 2. Yawning cools your brain! 3. Best Buds! It is rare, but dogs can have identical twins! 4. Theresa Furrer spins cat and dog fur into yarn to make wearable garments as keepsakes for their owners.

CARTOON 11-21-2020

1. In 1859, Charles Blondin became the first person to walk a tightrope across the Niagara Gorge, downstream from the falls. It wasn't until 2012 that someone, Nik Wallenda, crossed on a tightrope directly over the falls. 2. Circus Roncalli in Germany uses holograms instead of live animals. 3. Corona Bling! Israeli jewelry company Yvel has designed an 18-karat white gold, diamond-encrusted coronavirus mask worth $1.5 million!

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