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Deer Goes Bananas After Crashing Into a Bus

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:53:18 +0000

See? Deer really do come out of nowhere!

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Astronaut Performs First Cover of 'Space Oddity' from Space

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15:11 +0000

As good as David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' is, it's still rather surreal watching someone perform it from space.

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Meet Kia, the Amazing Dog Who Survived Being Trapped in Car for a Month

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:16:09 +0000

They say cats have nine lives, but one pooch in Kansas City is proving dogs can more than hold their own.

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Texas A&M 'Flash Mob' Surprises Former President [VIDEO]

Rick St. Nick — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:49:44 +0000

A routine visit to the Texas A&M School of Government and Public Service in College Station on March 1st was anything but for George H. W. In fact, the site was a first for "number 41".

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Chinese Rocket Disintegrates Over East Texas

Jen Austin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:17:39 +0000

If you happened to be awake at 3:15am on Wednesday, perhaps you saw the streams of fire that streaked across the sky, and produced what looked like a cross between fireworks and a meteor shower as it moved away

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Costumed Window Washers Are Real Heroes at Children's Hospital

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:43:12 +0000

Superheroes are often used to cheer up kids who've been confined to the hospital. And while costumed do-gooders are always appreciated, a Pittsburgh-area window washing company thought of a novel way to make the experience even more memorable.

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Bones of 15th-Century Monarch King Richard III Found Under Car Park

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:09:38 +0000

In September, British researchers believed they had made a pretty startling discovery while digging under a car park in Leicester, which is about 100 miles southeast of London.

They had come upon what they thought were the remains of King Richard III, who died fighting the forces of Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. He is the last English monarch to die during war.

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Woman Possesses Amazing Ability to Write With Both Hands

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:47:32 +0000

To most, the idea of being capable of writing with both hands is already hard to envision. But how about being ambidextrous and possessing the ability to write with a pencil in two different languages that go in dissimilar directions? To 24-year-old Chen Siyuan the idea isn't that hard to believe.

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Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station

Tom Blunt — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:02:58 +0000

Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to 'Jewel in the Night,' by Colonel Chris Hadfield.

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Zeitgeist 2012 – Google's Year in Review [VIDEO]

Andree Valentine — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:05:33 +0000

At the end of every year, Google compiles a list of the most searched events and people and created a video featuring all of them. The video shows events such as protests from, Hurricane Sandy, the 2012 Olympic Games, famous celebrity deaths, Felix Baumgartner who jumped from space, and even overly attached girlfriend and Honey Boo Boo

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Montreal Artist Photographs Unrelated Look-Alikes

Emerald Catron — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:55:05 +0000

We've personally never encountered a look-alike, but it would have to be pretty unsettling. Fortunately, the subjects of Montreal photographer Francois Brunelle's pictures don't seem to mind that much, as they were willing to have their picture taken with their (non-biological) twin.

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Soon Your Smartphone Will Know Your Mood

Dan Seitz — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:00:49 +0000

Imagine a world where your smartphone can realize that you're angry or sad, and react accordingly. Thanks to the University of Rochester, it's not as far away as you might think.

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DNA Tests May Prove Bigfoot Is Real

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:02:39 +0000

Next fall Spike TV is getting into the Bigfoot hunting reality TV game with a show called '10 Million Dollar Big Foot Bounty.'

They might want to have their checkbook ready.

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Photo of Police Officer Giving Homeless Man a New Pair of Boots Inspires the Web

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:12:58 +0000

When an image of a police officer goes viral, it's often for something the police department isn't going to be very proud of. But that's certainly not the case with the above photo of New York City police officer Lawrence DePrimo that has been circulating the internet.

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3-D Picture Booth Will Turn Your Photos Into Figurines

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:23:25 +0000

In Japan, a creative lab named 'PARTY' has opened a new exhibit where guests can get their pictures taken and turn said photographs into figurines. Sounds cool, right? Just look at how awesome the finished product is:

The exhibit, titled 'Omote 3D Shashi

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Lufkin Saves Tree Seeds, Gives Another Texas Ecosystem New Life

Jen Austin — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:59:13 +0000

It was a little more than a year ago that the most destructive wildfire in Texas history destroyed much of the vegetation in Bastrop County near Austin. It was a major setback for the renowned Lost Pines ecosystem. The fire covered 32,400-acres, destroyed 1,660 homes and killed 1.5 million trees.

Now, Lufkin is coming to the rescue. Eleven-hundred pounds of tree seeds that were stored in Lufkin and almost thrown into the land fill at one point, will help rebuild the Bastrop ecosystem.

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Retiring Grocer Gives Company to Employees

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:23:01 +0000

Over the past 46 years, Joe Lueken has built a successful chain of grocery stores in Minnesota and North Dakota. Having recently turned 70, it's time for Lueken to retire and enjoy the good life with his wife.

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Man Wins $250,000 on Live TV Ending Streak of Bad Luck

Emerald Catron — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:10:38 +0000

Maybe karma is real -- the man in this video, Bill Morgan, was in a car accident. Then he developed a heart condition. He was allergic to the medicine doctors gave him to treat it and had a heart attack. In fact, his heart stopped for 14 minutes, and he went into a coma. They were about to pull the plug on his life support when things turned around.

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No Powerball Winner Saturday Night, Jackpot Grows

Jen Austin — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:37:33 +0000

The winning numbers in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing were 22-32-37-44-50 with Powerball 34, according to the Powerball lottery’s website.

Saturday night’s jackpot amount was the fourth largest in the game’s history, but no one matched all of the numbers. There was no winner. So…how high will the jackpot climb now?

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Bomb Goes Off Right Next to Anderson Cooper During Live Report

Donald Deane — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:55:46 +0000

As an accomplished newsman, Anderson Cooper is probably used to reporting from volatile parts of the world. But he may have gotten more than he bargained for when a bomb went off during a live report from Gaza City on Sunday.

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