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Who knew Canada Geese loved baseball?

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Now in residence at Wrigley Field, Suzuki the Goose is the Chicago Cubs’ newest fan

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Even though I was stuck in bed, Amoeba Music still got me through the aches of flu season

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Books at the first Fiction Revival meeting.

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Why book editor Yahdon Israel created an empathic book club for straight men

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Why school smartphone bans fail our kids and limit their education

Countries applying smartphone bans at school aren’t addressing the true problems.

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Facing discrimination and harassment, a female cop sued her department and won $10 million

Ashley Cummins is a hero.

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The working class philosophy behind recording Nirvana’s final album

The producer of In Utero wanted to be paid “like a plumber.”

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Girls deserve pants pockets, too!

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English schoolgirl victorious in the war for pants pockets

Matlock star Jason Ritter shares videos of his 'interpretive dances' set to show's theme song

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Matlock star Jason Ritter shares videos of his 'interpretive dances' set to show's theme song

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This ancient scarab amulet was found by a 3-year-old.

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Toddler’s nature walk turns into amazing recovery of an ancient Egyptian artifact

Heroes

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Good Neighbor are challenging record-industry conventions. (L-R: Tim Anderson, Jonny O’Hara, Reyna Bryan, Pierre Van Dongen, Maddi St John, Scotty Coats)

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Good Neighbor aim to shake up record manufacturing with an incredible, eco-friendly model

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Johnson suffered 21 wounds in a solo fight against German forces.

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Heroes

The Black WWI war hero who fought off over 20 German soldiers at once by himself

Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin is an important yet hidden figure within several successful civil rights protests.

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Heroes

The secretly gay advisor to Martin Luther King was an American hero who can't be forgotten

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Tesco is reducing food waste by giving away expiring food to customers.

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The UK's largest grocery store chain has a revolutionary new strategy: giving away free food

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Gen Z is facing the same economic issues Millennials did at their age.

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Gen Zer shares their budget on a full-time job. Millennials share in their rage.

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Michael Sheen generously paid off the debts of 900 people.

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Michael Sheen writes off over $1 million of debt for 900 Welsh people to combat greedy banks

BJ Novak provided proof that Cadbury eggs were shrinking in size back in 2007
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BJ Novak provided proof that Cadbury eggs were shrinking in size back in 2007

Robert Reich brilliantly explains why 'Millennials Don't Have Any Money'
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Robert Reich brilliantly explains why 'Millennials Don't Have Any Money'

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Server ingeniously settles score with customer who tipped fake $100 bill to impress his date

Man found $24 million lottery ticket in an old shirt just before it expired
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Man found $24 million lottery ticket in an old shirt just before it expired

Nurse who's seen 100 people pass away reveals the 'last words' most say in their final moments
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Nurse who's seen 100 people pass away reveals the 'last words' most say in their final moments

Terry Pratchett's story about two boots shows why the rich get richer and the poor struggle and it's on point
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Terry Pratchett's story about two boots shows why the rich get richer and the poor struggle and it's on point

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Lifting weights can strengthen your body and your mind, too.

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Health

Science says weight lifting pumps up protection against Alzheimer’s

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This pasta's ready for its closeup.

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In New York, a Brooklyn pasta shop keeps tradition alive with a 124-year-old fettuccine machine

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R2D2 Quilt

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Man turned a Star Wars-themed quilt for his son into a million-dollar business

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Jack Black brought hilarious chaos on 'The Tonight Show' with a Guns N' Roses guitar solo fake-out.

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Jack Black achieves next-level talk-show entrance with guitar solo fake-out

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In California, students with good grades can now automatically get into college

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A new stirrer could help protect bar patrons from being drugged.

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Science

Canadian chemists perfect stirring stick that shields bar patrons from spiked drinks

A man and a polar bear convulsing.

Somatic therapy could help process trauma.

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Health

Therapist says this practice used by wild animals can end people's obsession with trauma

Media entrepreneur Ts Madison opens The Ts Madison Starter House, a sanctuary for Black trans women
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Media entrepreneur Ts Madison opens The Ts Madison Starter House, a sanctuary for Black trans women

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If we could "reform" The Traveling Wilburys in 2025, here are 5 rock stars who'd be perfect for the supergroup.

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If The Traveling Wilburys 'reformed,' people say these 5 modern-day rock stars make the cut

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