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      CARTOON 11-29-2021

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    • 1. Puerto Rican rapper Residente collaborated with scientists to translate the brain patterns of mice, worms, fruit flies, and even fellow musician Bad Bunny into beats for his new album. 2. In Northern Vietnam, scientists have discovered wasp nests that glow fluorescent green under ultraviolet light. 3. Joshua Hutagalung of Indonesia achieved overnight wealth after a 4.5-billion-year-old football-sized meteorite worth thousands crashed through the roof of his house. 4. For more than 2,000 years, humans have harvested the bright green medicinal flower Fritillaria delavayi from rocky hills in China, resulting in the plant changing to a gray-brown color.

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    • 1. Move Over, Lassie! After an 83-year-old woman fell into a ravine in Cornwall, England, her cat, Piran, began meowing loudly, alerting rescuers of her owner's whereabouts. 2. In October 2021, an unopened copy of the 1988 video game Super Mario Bros. 2 sold at auction for $88,550. 3. On the night of October 3, 2021, Ruth Hamilton of British Columbia, Canada, was woken up by a loud explosion caused by a melon-sized meteorite crashing through her roof and landing inches from her head!

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CARTOON 10-25-2020

Ancient Mayans viewed turkeys as vessels for the gods.

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John Graziano John Graziano — October 25, 2020
1. For more than 30 years the Fraternal Order of Eagles #3789 of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has put on an Annual Cockroach Festival and BBQ Cook-Off! 2. About 1 in 200 men are related to Genghis Khan. 3. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of Texas! 4. Ancient Mayans viewed turkeys as vessels for the gods.
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CARTOON 11-29-2021

1. There are more than 15 ways to spell "Hanukkah" in English. 2. Every Litter Bit Hurts! In October 2021, authorities in Scotland rescued a distressed seal that had an energy drink can stuck in its mouth for more than a week. 3. Approximately 100 hippos that are descended from the ones owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar have received recognition as legal persons in the United States.

CARTOON 11-28-2021

1. Puerto Rican rapper Residente collaborated with scientists to translate the brain patterns of mice, worms, fruit flies, and even fellow musician Bad Bunny into beats for his new album. 2. In Northern Vietnam, scientists have discovered wasp nests that glow fluorescent green under ultraviolet light. 3. Joshua Hutagalung of Indonesia achieved overnight wealth after a 4.5-billion-year-old football-sized meteorite worth thousands crashed through the roof of his house. 4. For more than 2,000 years, humans have harvested the bright green medicinal flower Fritillaria delavayi from rocky hills in China, resulting in the plant changing to a gray-brown color.

CARTOON 11-27-2021

1. Move Over, Lassie! After an 83-year-old woman fell into a ravine in Cornwall, England, her cat, Piran, began meowing loudly, alerting rescuers of her owner's whereabouts. 2. In October 2021, an unopened copy of the 1988 video game Super Mario Bros. 2 sold at auction for $88,550. 3. On the night of October 3, 2021, Ruth Hamilton of British Columbia, Canada, was woken up by a loud explosion caused by a melon-sized meteorite crashing through her roof and landing inches from her head!

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