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82 year-old Shridhar Chillal from India, finally cut his fingernails. He’d been growing them since he was 14! He has held the record for longest fingernails since 1979. Shridhar had them cut at Ripley’s Believe It or Not in Times Square New York, where they’ll be on display. The nails average around 6 feet long!
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The father-son team of Phil and Anthony Butler’s company, Mars Bioimaging, unveiled a new kind of X-ray scanner. It records energy levels of the X-rays as they hit each particle in your body, then translates them into color. They are also 3 dimensional. 3D color X-rays of your broken arm would be awesome!
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The fossilized skull of a Gompotherium pyrenaicum, an extinct relative of the elephant, was found in France. The species had 2 extra tusks growing out of its lower jaw, which were flattened and probably used for digging. A farmer had found the skull in 2014, but didn’t want paleontologists digging up his land!
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In December, an asteroid was discovered orbiting the sun. It turns out there is a bonus asteroid! 2017 YE5 is actually 2 asteroids locked in a binary orbit. The asteroids are the same size, about 3000 feet in diameter, and are probably black because they are not very reflective. They orbit each other every 20 to 24 hours.
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Today is Friday the 13th, and it’s also Fry-day: National French Fry Day! Eat your fries while looking for some cool rocks to celebrate International Rock Day. Are they igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? Today is also Embrace Your Geekness Day, so feel free to share every detail of your latest obsession!
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Scientists have found bones from a new dinosaur species called Ingentia prima, which means “first giant.” It grew in spurts instead of gradually. It’s evidence that dinosaurs may have started growing huge, 25 million years earlier than they previously believed. The new sauropodomorph comes from the Late Triassic period instead of the Jurassic period!
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Friday the 13th will bring a supermoon solar eclipse, but only a lucky few will see it. You’ll have to travel to the southern tip of Australia or New Zealand, the coast of Antarctica, or the ocean in between, to witness the moon blocking the sun! Too bad it’s only a partial eclipse!
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Bees are essential to pollinate crops, but honeybee populations have been declining. One company created Dropcopters to help save crops. The aerial drones have dropped pollen bombs on cherry, almond and apple orchards. You can help the honey bees by planting more flowers, setting out water for them, and not using pesticides. Or start a beehive!
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When Logan Duncan was driving recently, he noticed a stop sign had been knocked over. After witnessing a near-accident because of it, he spent his lunch hour holding the sign up, in 95 degree heat. Randy Jones spotted him, and called the city to fix it right away. Good deeds can save lives!
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Do you know anyone with two different colored eyes? It’s called heterochromia. While it’s uncommon for people, huskies and white cats often have this neat trait. Today is National Different Colored Eyes Day. It’s also Eat Your Jello Day and National Pecan Pie Day, so make sure you save room for dessert today!
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