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Tuesday's rare palindrome date of 2-22-22 also happens to fall on National Margarita Day in the United States.

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  • National

Today is 2-22-22 ... and a Tuesday. Here's how to celebrate the rare date

The rare palindrome date also coincides with National Margarita Day in the U.S. Wedding venues, airlines, hotels, and fast-food chains are among those marking "Twosday" with limited-time deals.

February 23, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The <em>Rye Riptides</em> pictured on board the Corwith Cramer before launching in October 2020. Nearly 18 months later, the mini boat was retrieved from an uninhabited Norwegian island with its messages and gifts intact.

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  • World

A Norwegian student found a boat launched by New Hampshire middle schoolers in 2020

The Rye Riptides began as a science class project in New Hampshire. Some 462 days and 8,300 miles later, a sixth-grader retrieved it from an uninhabited Norwegian island, with its notes still intact.

February 16, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The <em>Rye Riptides</em> pictured on board the Corwith Cramer before launching in October 2020. Nearly 18 months later, the mini boat was retrieved from an uninhabited Norwegian island with its messages and gifts intact.

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  • World

A Norwegian student found a boat launched by New Hampshire middle schoolers in 2020

The Rye Riptides began as a science class project in New Hampshire. Some 462 days and 8,300 miles later, a sixth-grader retrieved it from an uninhabited Norwegian island, with its notes still intact.

February 16, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The Idaho Potato Commission is giving away a French fry-scented perfume ahead of Valentine's Day.

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  • Food

The French fry lover in your life may go head over peels for this perfume

Looking for a last-minute Valentine's Day gift? Idaho's potato commission is giving away French fry-scented perfume for Valentine's Day.

February 14, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
A face only a mother could love: a Madagascar hissing cockroach (<em>Gromphadorhina portentosa</em>)

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  • Strange News

For Valentine's Day, the Bronx Zoo lets you name a roach after your sweetheart

The Bronx Zoo is offering an unusual way to show your undying love: its Name a Roach program. For $15, you can name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after your special someone.

February 12, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
Amidst the flood of football content you'll see on your social media feeds this Sunday, you might spot an owl or two.

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  • Animals

The Superb Owl is back, and the crowd goes wild

This Sunday, football fans will choose sides in Super Bowl 56. But while much of the country is preoccupied with football, many others will spend the day rooting for another team: the owls.

February 12, 2022
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By:
  • Megan Lim,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • and 1 more
An AirAsia flight was diverted Thursday after passengers spotted a snake in an overhead light.

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  • Strange News

An AirAsia flight was diverted after passengers spotted a snake on their plane

Footage of the 'Snakes on a Plane' moment has been viewed more than 2 million times on TikTok.

February 11, 2022
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By:
  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
This synthetic fish is powered by human heart cells. Scientists say that they could help lead the way toward building replacement hearts from human tissue.

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  • Science

Watch these robotic fish swim to the beat of human heart cells

Tiny, robotic fish powered by human heart cells suggest that scientists are getting closer to their goal of building replacement hearts from living tissue.

February 10, 2022
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
The Portland Pickles baseball team is asking Oregonians to be on the lookout for their mascot, Dillon T. Pickle, after he was stolen from the front porch of their office early Thursday morning.

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  • Sports

The Portland Pickles need your help finding their stolen mascot, Dillon T. Pickle

After being lost in transit for days, Dillon T. Pickle was shipped to the team's office — only to be stolen off its porch. The team is offering a reward for information or a no questions asked return.

February 10, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Rotterdam residents appear to be up in arms over a plan to temporarily dismantle the Koningshaven lift bridge, popularly called "De Hef."

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  • World

The Dutch vow to egg Jeff Bezos' yacht if a bridge is dismantled to let his boat pass

After early reports that Rotterdam would briefly take apart a historic bridge for the yacht's passage, thousands of people joined a Facebook event called "Throwing eggs at superyacht Jeff Bezos."

February 09, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

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  • History

Price Controls, Black Markets, And Skimpflation: The WWII Battle Against Inflation

To control inflation during WWII, the U.S. government resorted to wide-ranging price controls. Their unintended consequences might explain why today's policymakers are reluctant to try it again.

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
David Rush set out to break 52 Guinness World Records in 2021. So far, the organization has verified 43 of them.

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  • National

Idaho man says he completed his goal of breaking 52 world records in a single year

Author and speaker David Rush so far earned 43 official Guinness World Records in 2021, including fastest time to arrange a chess set and most juggling catches while on a balance board, blindfolded.

January 27, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Gabriel Fierro said he decided "on a whim" to play his fortune cookie numbers in last Tuesday's drawing — and ended up with the largest win in the history of Online Play in North Carolina.

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  • National

A veteran won a $4 million lottery prize using the numbers from a fortune cookie

The North Carolina man turned his meal at an Asian restaurant into a Mega Millions jackpot when his cookies turned out to be extra fortunate.

January 25, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

Tagged as: 

  • Economy

The Great Resignation? More like The Great Renegotiation

"The Great Resignation" looks mostly like workers negotiating for a better deal.

January 25, 2022
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
Bark beetle larvae grip the ground with their claws in order to build up energy to accomplish their acrobatics.

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  • Science

Simone Biles has a rival — a tiny bark beetle (but it can't stick the landing)

A team of researchers has discovered the gymnastic ability of bark beetle larvae. Scientists recently recorded the larvae performing the twisting leap for the first time.

January 23, 2022
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By:
  • Megan Lim,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • and 1 more
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