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  1. VIDEO Is Slime Mold Actually Intelligent? New Studies Suggest So

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  2. Hitler Bug -- How Can You Nazi the Resemblance?

    Source: Hitler Bug -- How Can You Nazi the Resemblance? | TMZ.com
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  3. VIDEO Study: Why Seahorses Look Like Horses

    Study: Why Seahorses Look Like Horses "A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course," so why does a seahorse look so much like, well, a horse? With the theme song from the 1960s sitcom "Mr. Ed" fading in the distance, the question of how seahorses...
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  4. First dead birds, then dead fish ... now crickets (What species dies next??)

    Link Removed PORT ALLEN, La. — A virus has killed millions of crickets raised to feed pet reptiles and those kept in zoos. The cricket paralysis virus has disrupted supplies to pet shops across North America as a handful of operators have seen millions of their insects killed. Some...
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  5. Flying snakes' secret revealed

    Link Removed Link Removed The snake dangles 49 feet (15 meters) off the ground, tail entwined around a branch. Suddenly, the animal rears up and launches, flinging its body toward the forest floor. In other reptiles, the leap would be suicidal, or at least an invitation for broken...
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  6. Yes there are sea monsters!

    Link Removed Yes there are sea monsters! The giant squid lives in the deepest, coldest parts of the sea, growing up to 18 metres in length. It can weight up to a tonne. Considered a mythical monster of the sea, often appearing in stories, it is only in the last hundred years that any...
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