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A 4 year-old in France was in danger, hanging off a balcony 4 stories up. When Mamoudou Gassama saw the dangling boy, he dashed across the street and climbed the building, hoisting himself from balcony to balcony just like Spider-man! It took him only 30 seconds to rescue the boy, but Mamadou Gassama from Mali is a hero forever!
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Have you been saving your money? It’s almost time for the dinosaur auction! A 70% complete skeleton that resembles an Allosaurus will be sold in Paris, in the Eiffel Tower. The fossil is expected to sell for 1 to 2 million dollars with an added bonus: you might get to name the new species!
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What would you do if you had 2 million dollars to spare? If you said “buy a dinosaur skeleton!”, then start saving your money! A fossil Allosaurus will be auctioned off at the Eiffel Tower in Paris this June. The skeleton is about 70% complete and is 29 feet long. I hope you have a big bedroom!
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An idea that started in Cape Town South Africa has spread to France, Canada, and North Carolina in the United States. People are setting up Street Stores for the homeless. Anyone can donate clothing, shoes or even jewelry by hanging it in a designated area where people in need can shop for free. What a great idea!
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A killer whale at Marineland Aquarium in Antibes France has learned a new trick. The 14 year-old orca can mimic sounds made by other whales and humans! Wikie can say words like “hello,” “bye bye” and “one two three.” She can also say her trainer Amy’s name and make fart noises through her blowhole!
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Have you ever seen square waves? It’s a common sight in Isle of Rhe, an island in France. The ocean’s surface sometimes form the pattern of a chess board. The phenomenon is called a cross sea, and occurs when waves from one weather pattern intersect another wave system. But beware: they create dangerous riptides!
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A French sailor just sailed around the world by himself, and it only took him 42 days! Francois Gabart circumnavigated the globe 6 days faster than the previous record. He sailed from France on a trimaran, which is a sailing yacht with one main hull and two outer floats attached by beams. They are nearly unsinkable.
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French artist Benedetto Bufalino has turned phone booths into aquariums and trucks into tennis courts. His latest creation is a Disco Ball Cement Mixer! The mirrored truck was parked in Lyon France for the weekend. Spotlights reflected off the rotating mixer and turned the streets into a giant dance party!
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