Turtle Turns Photographer

When Dick De Bruin lost his camera in the waters of Aruba, he would have never in his wildest dreams believed that he would not only get it back one day, but that it contain footage filmed by the most unlikely photographer - a sea turtle!...

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Eloise Comes To The Plaza!

'I am Eloise, I am six, I am a city child, I live at the Plaza!' - Now you too can mouth these famous lines, while experiencing a day in her life at the newly opened 'Eloise At The Plaza' inside The Plaza hotel in New York City....

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Video Of The Week - The Ultimate Headrest

Bulldogs have a regal air around them - They don't like to exert themselves too much and seem to find ways to figure out ways to get very comfortable. However, the bulldog in this video has to take the prize for finding the most ingenious headrest ever!...

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Lazy Crocodiles 'Surf' To Get Across The Seas

While salt-water crocodiles are the largest living reptiles in the world, they have very little stamina when it comes to swimming. Even a 20-minute swim is work for these ferocious animals - Yet, they seem to make their way all across the seas. Now scientists may have finally solved the mystery of how they do it - They surf!...

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A Day To Honor The American Flag

Every year on June 14th, Americans celebrate Flag Day - A national observance day that allows American people to reflect and pay homage to the red, blue and white banner that symbolizes their freedom, independence and unity, as a nation....

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President Obama Lulls Student To Sleep!

Earlier this year, Kalamazoo High School beat out 1000 public schools in the Race to the Top Challenge, and won the honor of becoming the first high school in the country, to have the President of the United States speak at its graduation ceremony....

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'Jabulani' - The World Cup's Unsung Hero!

Every athlete knows that the key to success is talent, hard work and . . . . Having the right equipment. Swimmers seek out suits that allow them to zip like rockets, while tennis players look for the lightest, most powerful racquets. It is therefore not surprising that in soccer it's all about the ball - In this case Jabulani, the official ball of the 2010 World Cup....

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The Leaning Tower Of Abu Dhabi?

Earlier this year, Dubai, stunned the world with the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. Now Abu Dhabi, the capital and second largest city in the United Arab Emirates, has unveiled another architectural miracle - One that leans an astounding 18 degrees or more than four times the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa....

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World's Oldest Shoe Looks . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surprisingly Modern!

Paleontologists recently unveiled what they believe is the world's oldest closed-toe shoe. The specimen is so perfectly preserved, that it was initially believed to be only 600-700 years old. However, a Radiocarbon dating test revealed that the shoe is at least 5,500 years old, dating all the way back to 3,500 B.C. or what is thought to be the start of civilization....

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Jack Russell Bites Off More Than He Can Chew!

Six-year old Toby likes to help out as much as he can. One of his most favorite chores is to make a beeline for the mail, as soon as it arrives - And, like any self-respecting canine, he chews on it before handing it over, a habit that recently landed the Jack Russell in a slightly 'sticky' situation....

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Video Of The Week - A Lego Printer

Over the years, Lego enthusiasts have come with many ingenious ideas for the tiny bricks - Ranging from using the colorful pieces to shore up crumbling walls to creating life-size exhbits. Now, a fan has gone a step further and constructed a working Lego printer....

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The Coke Zero and Mentos Rocket Car By Eepy Bird

Just when we think that the Mentos & Coke Zero experiments have reached their limit, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz come up with an even better, more powerful idea. This time around the guys from Eepy Bird are using the power generated from the reaction, to power a rocket car!...

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B.C. Unicyclist Takes On World Class Bicyclists

Over the last 23 years, world-renowned unicyclist Kris Holm has ridden his single-wheeled bicycle all over the world, across all kinds of terrain. Now, the 36-year old Canadian is preparing for his biggest challenge yet - The B.C. Bike Race (BCBR), a multi-day mountain biking race, featuring some of the world's best bicyclists....

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Is There Alien Life On Saturn's Titan?

Recent findings released by NASA scientists, indicate that there may be evidence of alien life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. However, before you conjure up images of E.T. like creatures, keep in mind that the aliens, if indeed there are any, are of the most primitive form....

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The 'Drunk' Lorikeets Of Darwin

Each year around this time, the hospital in Palmerston, Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory is inundated with patients that appear to be totally drunk and disoriented. They however, are not the city's human residents, but the beautiful red-collared Lorikeets, native to the region....

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The Underground World Of Coober Pedy

The town of Coober Pedy boasts a population of about 3,000 people from 40 nationalities - and while you may see some of them strolling around on any given day, it will be hard to spot where they reside - That's because most of them live under the ground!...

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June 4th Is National Donut Day!

Who doesn't love donuts - those warm gooey fried rings covered with sugar or sprinkles or filled with custard or jelly - Yum! Now you have a perfect excuse to devour a few - because tomorrow, is National Donut Day!...

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Cheese Rollers Go At It Again!

It's dangerous, it's crazy and this year it was even illegal - But that did not stop cheese rolling enthusiasts from running or rather tumbling down the 200-yard incline of Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, in pursuit of a 7lbs wheel of Double Gloucester cheese....

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'Up' Inspires Balloon Flight Across English Channel

For those of you have seen Pixar's Up, you may recall 78-year old Carl and eight-year old Russell, who flew off in a house lifted by helium balloons. Now, an American man has accomplished a similiar journey - However instead of flying thousands of miles inside a house, he sat in an office chair and 'flew' 22 miles, across the English Channel....

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