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Seal Escapes Breaching Great White Shark

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy on Monday posted video of a seal jumping out of the water to evade a breaching great white shark. The dramatic “failed predation attempt,” as the conservancy...

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Cubs Anthony Rizzo With The Play Of The Year

Anthony Rizzo, infielder for the Chicago Cubs, got a chance to make a once-in-a-lifetime catch Wednesday night by leaping off of some pads into the crowd to snag a foul ball. Initially ruled out, the...

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Legend Of Zelda As A Western

Every nerd knows that the Legend of Zelda takes place in a mystical fairyland with wizards, potions, monsters, and magic. But what if the famous Nintendo franchise took place somewhere else. What if...

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The Day Dave Matthews Band Pooped On Chicago

There are dates in Chicago’s history that will never be forgotten: The founding of Fort Dearborn, the Colombian Exposition, the Century of Progress World’s Fair. More recently, August 8th...

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Kid Builds Giant Lego Titanic

These days, you can find a Lego set to replicate countless famous movie scenes. There’s Lego Star Wars, Lego Batman, and Lego Harry Potter just to name a few. But it wasn’t that long ago that kids...

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Elephants Investigate GoPro Camera

A GoPro camera is nothing special these days. But for an elephant, it’s something very unique and different. While enjoying a stroll, a herd of elephants accidentally stumbled upon a GoPro camera. At...

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Bill Nye Reads Mean Tweets

Bill Nye The Science Guy fans David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg love the famous TV scientist so much they are trying to make a feature film documentary about him. To help spread the word, they had...

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