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Sunset Zoo in Kansas is introducing a new trio of maned wolf pups to the public. The parents of the pups, Lelah and Meek, have not told us their names yet. The maned wolf is native to South and Central America, with long legs and red hair that make them look more like foxes.
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Esmond Allcock is one of the oldest men in Canada at 108 years old. He had 6 children, 17 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren, but no namesake. His granddaughter Jenna just gave him a wonderful gift: she named her new son Esmond, Jr! After 71 descendants, he finally has someone named after him!
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Much of Europe is being blasted by the “Beast from the East,” bringing snow and freezing temperatures. Unusually warm weather at the North Pole has pushed Siberia’s freezing air across Europe to the Mediterranean and the British Isles. Temperatures in the Arctic were more than 50 degrees Fahrenheit above average while Rome saw rare snow.
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Poor February… When King Numa Pompilius added January and February to the first Roman 10-month calendar, he altered all the months to have a lucky odd number of days. February, a month honoring the dead, became the unlucky month with 28 days. The calendar changed through the years, but February never got any more days.
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If you see someone snoozing in public today, they may just be celebrating National Public Sleeping Day! It’s also National Tooth Fairy Day! But I doubt the Tooth Fairy will come out in public, so if you lose a tooth today, don’t try to take a nap to get an early visit!
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Okay, Nutella fans, here’s your chance to witness a world record! In Sydney Australia tomorrow, a line of pancakes covered in Nutella hazelnut spread will form a giant heart. They hope it will be the longest line of pancakes at over 164 feet long. If you are there, you can help eat it all up!
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Scientists have discovered another new state of matter. The commonly observable forms are liquid, solid, gas, and plasma. The newest discovery is Rydberg polarons, occurring only in ultra-cold temperatures. It’s when one of an atom’s electrons orbits far enough from the nucleus that another atom fits inside the orbit.
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Egypt is building the largest solar park in the world. The Benban Solar Park will cover 14 square miles and should generate 20% of the country’s energy when it’s finished in 2019. Egypt wants to cut back on using expensive and polluting fossil fuels. They are doing their part to fight global warming.
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Most people these days buy milk from a grocery store. But after watching Blue Planet II, a BBC documentary encouraging recycling, more people in England are getting their milk from milkmen again. Dairy delivery companies reuse glass milk bottles, which is the best way to recycle. Or you can just get a cow!
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It’s International Polar Bear Day! Polar bears have black skin and hollow transparent hairs that scatter light, making their fur look white! They can grow 9 feet tall and have paws one foot wide. They live in Arctic sea ice regions, so climate change and melting ice has caused polar bears to become endangered.
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