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Crows Have Been Observed Holding Funerals for Their Dead—And Then Investigating the Cause

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The World's Loneliest Library Checks Out Zero Books but Hosts Weekly Cat Yoga

A small-town library in rural Wyoming has not lent a book in three years, but its basement yoga classes—featuring resc...

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The World's Largest Rubber Duck Has Been Rescued After Drifting Into International Waters

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Octopus Garden Discovered Two Miles Deep in the Monterey Submarine Canyon

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Tokyo's Oldest Soba Shop Survived Earthquakes, Firebombs, and Pandemics—But TikTok Almost Killed It

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Unlucky Fisherman Catches Same Legendary Carp Three Times in Six Weeks

A British angler has developed an unlikely rivalry with a 40-pound common carp nicknamed 'Triple Threat,' landing the fi...

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