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A new species of frog was discovered, on a tabletop mountain in Ecuador, at an altitude of over 6500 feet. It’s been named the Hillis torrent frog, and it’s already endangered due to mining. The frogs are speckled with gold, or tiger-striped, and have an unusual claw-like growth at the base of the thumb.
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In Bulgaria, doctors successfully implanted a 3D-printed rib into a patient for the first time! Bones can be printed from a unique material called Nylon 680, instead of using titanium. The printed rib acts more like the patient’s natural bones, and was created in less than 24 hours for only $114!
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It’s fun to tap a statue and watch its head bounce around. It’s National Bobblehead Day, and it might be the perfect time to get a bobblehead of your very own! The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which is supposed to open in Milwaukee this winter, makes custom bobbleheads for $170!
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Today is Old Rock Day. Spend some time with your favorite rock, whether it’s an awesome fossil, a soothingly smooth stone, a colorful conglomerate, or just a hefty hunk of gravel! Get a pet rock, or decorate one and leave it for someone to find, or go climb a rock! Old Rock Day rocks!
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Oops! Andre Kuipers, a Dutch astronaut on the International Space Station, accidentally dialed 9-1-1 while making a call from outer space. He set off an alarm at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but no emergency vehicles were dispatched. A few years ago, a British astronaut dialed a wrong number, and asked for planet Earth.
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A woman in Great Britain is looking for her lost pet. Have you seen him? His name is Dave, and he’s a goldfish. Someone started a facebook page called Finding Davo, and posters are appearing around Swindon, where the fish mysteriously disappeared. Hopefully, he’s on a great adventure!
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A new study in the UK showed that planting hedges along roadsides, can help clean the air we breathe. Hedges reduced black carbon by up to 63%, and cut back on other harmful metals as well. If you live near roads, planting a nice row of shrubbery could improve your lung health!
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There’s a use for recycled bottles that could circle the Earth. MacRebur’s recycles plastic into pellets, that are mixed into the asphalt used to pave roads! Right now, an ingredient called bitumen is used, but that’s made from fossil fuels. Adding plastic reduces the need for bitumen, and makes longer-lasting roads!
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Today is Apple Tree Day, which started as a celebration of a nearly 200 year-old tree. Eat an apple, and also eat a bean for Bean Day! Do you like green beans, black beans, kidney beans, or lima beans? Eat them all in 15 bean soup! It’s also Shortbread Day, so eat shortbread cookies for dessert!
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Expect the unexpected when it comes to squirrels. In Chicago, security video captured a squirrel surprising a delivery man, by jumping on his shoulder. A New York squirrel in a tree, eating an egg roll, has delighted viewers. And an Illinois police station panicked, when a squirrel scampered in for a visit!
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