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The traveler caught with the mummified monkey remains initially said the items were dried fish.

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  • Strange News

Mummified monkey remains were found in luggage at Boston's airport

A traveler returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo attempted to sneak in the mummified remains of four monkeys.

February 12, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
It took Richard Plaud years, not to mention more than 700,000 matchsticks, to build his replica of the Eiffel Tower. The structure stands 7.19 meters, or a little taller than 23.5 feet.

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  • Europe

Reversal: Guinness awards record to French man who made Eiffel Tower from matchsticks

Guinness World Records at first rejected a tower replica that Richard Plaud made from more than 700,000 matchsticks. But on further review, the organization said it might have been too "heavy-handed."

February 09, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
These people are all answers. You're welcome.

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  • National

Famous women made some surprise appearances this week. Were you paying attention?

With a Grammys comeback performance, an unannounced 'SNL' visit, and an Olympic un-retirement, women were center stage this week. Sorry, Swifties, this time we're not talking about Taylor.

February 09, 2024
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  • Holly J. Morris
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club President Tom Dunkel and groundhog handler AJ Derume with Punxsutawney Phil, at last year's annual Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, Pa.

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  • Weather

Watch Groundhog Day 2024: Punxsutawney Phil declares an early spring

For Groundhog Day in 2024, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, elating a massive crowd at Gobbler's Knob.

February 02, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
<strong>Have a seat on my couch: </strong>When the beloved children's character Elmo asked people how they were doing, the responses came from far beyond Sesame Street.

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  • Pop Culture

Elmo takes a turn as a therapist after asking, 'How is everybody doing?'

When the beloved red Muppet asked people how they were doing, they responded with honesty — and, in some cases, despair. Elmo replied to many messages with encouragement and empathy.

January 31, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Foul-mouthed parrots at an animal park in England have become an attraction in their own right — but staff still do their best to shield young visitors from the birds' profanities.

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  • Animals

Sweary parrots become unlikely stars at a British zoo ($#@%!)

The profane parrots please patrons, despite the staff's fears that visitors might be scandalized from hearing so much salty language from the birds.

January 25, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
The dodecahedron was found fully intact and in excellent condition.

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  • History

Amateur archaeologists uncover a mysterious ancient Roman artifact in England

More than 100 of these artifacts have been found across Europe, but no one knows what they were used for. This dodecahedron was discovered fully intact and in excellent condition.

January 24, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
Hint: These are answer-adjacent.

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  • National

From things that suck to stars that shine — it's the weekly news quiz

This week, we saw the Iowa caucuses suck up news coverage, an ancient space entity suck in stars, and low temps suck the charge from Teslas. Were you paying attention?

January 19, 2024
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  • Holly J. Morris
The New Year's Eve ball drops in a mostly empty Times Square on Jan. 1, 2021, in New York City.

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  • National

Beyond the ball drop: a pickle, pine cones and a MoonPie will mark the new year

Times Square is not the only place that drops something to count down to the new year. A duck decoy, a MoonPie and a pickle are some of the other things that will descend at midnight.

December 31, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Actor Pierce Brosnan attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's <em>The Out-Laws</em> on June 26.

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  • National

Pierce Brosnan faces charges after allegedly walking in Yellowstone's thermal areas

Brosnan, who is best known for his stint as James Bond in the 1990s, was charged in Wyoming with failing to keep to the trails. He's due in federal court on Jan. 23.

December 28, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Kelsey Hatcher, 32, delivered twins, Roxi and Rebel, on Dec. 19 and 20, in what's known as a dicavitary pregnancy delivery.

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  • Health

Alabama mom is 1-in-a-million, delivering two babies, from two uteruses, in two days

Kelsey Hatcher, 32, was born with a double uterus, which made it possible for her to deliver two babies, from two uteri on two separate days.

December 24, 2023
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  • Dustin Jones
Skiers participate in last year's "Santa Sunday" event at the Sunday River resort in Newry, Maine.

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  • National

Unique ways Americans celebrate the holidays, from skiing Santas to Festivus feats

Here's how communities across the U.S. put their own spin on Christmas, Hanukkah and even Festivus celebrations — from Santas who ski and surf, to trees made of tumbleweed, sand and lobster traps.

December 08, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
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  • Strange News

How one family gave a Cardinals linebacker a ride from the gas station to the stadium

After Cardinals linebacker Jesse Luketa got stuck with a flat tire before a game on Sunday, an Arizona family helped him make it to the stadium.

November 30, 2023
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  • Emma Klein,
  • Tinbete Ermyas,
  • and 1 more
De Winton's golden mole, a blind mole that lives beneath the sand, has been rediscovered in Port Nolloth, South Africa. The small mammal has evaded scientists for nearly 90 years, using sensitive hearing that can detect vibrations from movement above the surface.

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  • Science

Holy Mole-y: A sniffer dog helps rediscover a rare mole

The De Winton's golden mole was last spotted in 1936. But with the help of a mole-sniffing dog and new environmental DNA analysis, researchers are taking it off the most wanted lost species list.

November 30, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
A fisherman holds Bowie the lobster, which was caught off the coast of Maine.

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  • Animals

Bowie the lobster is half-blue, half-red, and all kinds of rare

Bowie, named after pop icon David Bowie, has clawed its way to internet stardom. The split-color crustacean was caught by a lobster fisherman off the coast of Maine.

November 27, 2023
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  • Alina Hartounian
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