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Love the zoo but hate leaving your precious pooch at home? Then this is the zoo for you. After a year of planning, Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, Pennsylvania, is the first dog-friendly zoo in America. (1) The First Dog-Friendly Zoo in America Typically, people enjoy visiting the zoo because they love animals. Often, people […]
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If you’re ever in the volcanic island of Hokkaido in Japan, be careful not to swab every white flying ball in the air like you would swab a cotton ball. You might end up smothering an adorable little bird going home to its family. Japan’s Hokkaido Island is home to an unusual species of long-tailed […]
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This story is about a German Shepherd who had fallen off a fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean. The German shepherd mixed with a husky pup was only a year old when it fell off the fishing boat into the massive Pacific Ocean, north off the coast of San Diego. The puppy, who had deep […]
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Have you ever heard of something called “moon wobble”? Yeah, neither had I until NASA announced that, in conjunction with climate change, might cause big flooding issues in coastal America. This is what you need to know. (1) Moon Wobble To Contribute To Increased Flooding In America If you live near a beach, you probably […]
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With Winter quickly approaching, many of you might be dreaming of a vacation getaway to someplace where the sun never stops shining and your tan never leaves. Sadly, we can’t really make that a reality for you, but we can take you to a beach in Brazil and share a story that will warm your […]
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If you’re ever looking for a real-life depiction of “ageless beauty,” this Japanese wisteria might be all the wonders you’ll never need to see. One hundred and forty-nine years later and the climbing bines have continued to blossom every year from mid-April to mid-May, creating a scene so magically beautiful it could pass for an […]
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The story of the three bears is quite well-known; but what are you going to do if you see a living rendition of it? This is what happened to Chad Morris and his family when they went on a trip to Tennessee. They had hoped to enjoy life in the wild, as it should be […]
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Many of us take our ability to receive an education for granted. How many times did we complain about having to go to school when we were kids or to class in university or college? Meanwhile, there are people in the world like Claver Bizimungu who would have loved to have the same opportunity. He […]
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When you notice a tiny, friendly ladybug sitting on your shoulder – their appearance is thought to herald good fortune. In reality, it might not be a ladybug at all – it could be the tree-dwelling multicolored Asian lady beetles, scientifically known as Harmonia axyridis. The bad news is that these multicolored Asian lady beetles […]
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When we come across bees, often our initial reaction is fear that they’d sting us. However, bees are actually essential to our environment, and they have better things to do than stinging people. The term “busy as a bee” came from somewhere, after all. Simply put, bees pollinate many of our plants, including most of […]
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Crystals and minerals are some of the loveliest gifts that nature has to offer. You are considered lucky if you are able to find any yourself. If you’ve ever gone crystal hunting, you probably already know how rare it is to find an intact geode. Not to mention finding a fully formed heart shaped amethyst […]
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Furniture giant, IKEA, does it again by trying to save the planet by conserving the forests, one tree at a time! Wood is essential for our survival, we use it for fuel, and we use it to build. Almost everything we use came from a tree – paper, utensils, the frames on our walls, and […]
