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Video: Waccamaw: Paddling With a Community
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JL
- 6 days ago - americanrivers.org
More than 40 locals paddled South Carolina's Waccamaw River Blue Trail on National Trails Day to celebrate the Waccamaw's designation as a National Water Trail! This Blue Trail connects local communities to the river, helps more people explore and enjoy
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A Baptist Revival Of Love
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JL
- 6 days ago - believeoutloud.com
So if you see us somewhere along the road between Boston and Kansas City, Memphis and Milford, come say hi! If you are in a city where we are having a revival celebration, come join in the fun!
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Our Orgiastic Future
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Hilary
- 6 days ago - laphamsquarterly.org
What are bonobos? And what can we learn from them about our own evolutionary trajectory? This article takes a look at the love and lives of bonobos, especially their sex lives, for a thoughtful reevaluation of our behaviour.
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Video:1 Minute And 45 Seconds That'Ll Make You Think Twice About Poverty
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JL
- 10 days ago - upworthy.com
Everything you think you know about poverty in America is about to be complicated.
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How Lawn-Mowing Outlaws Are Saving Childhood in Detroit
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JL
- 10 days ago - kaboom.org
Founder and Gang Leader of the Detroit Mower Gang, Tom and his motley crew of "renegade landscapers" are taking action. Rather than wring their hands, they realized that they have the tools they need--namely, mowers, trimmers, lawn tractors, and muscles
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Ten Park Trail Names Explained
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JL
- 10 days ago - parksconservancy.org
Most trail names are self-explanatory; they take their monikers from the area's geographic features or natural resources. But some are a little more cryptic and obscure. In honor of National Trails Day (taking place on June 1 this year), we did a little
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Orphaned Foal Forges Firm Bond With Giant Teddy Bear
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Frank
- 13 days ago - thesun.co.uk
"A SICKLY FOAL abandoned by its mother has found comfort from a giant teddy bear." -thesun.co.uk
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More Than Human-Animal Photos   video
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Mm
- 14 days ago - youtube.com
This is quite interesting and I had to share! xx
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Training Bees to Detect Land Mines - Hartford Pets | Examiner.Com
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Dianne Ly
- 17 days ago - examiner.com
To date land mines have killed more than 300 people in Croatia (including 66 people trying to deactivate them) since the end of the Yugoslavia wars in the 1990's. Now researchers from Zagreb University are working to train honeybees to sniff out the
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Mars Rat? Blogger Spots 'Creature' In NASA Curiosity Rover Image (PHOTO)
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Marty
- 18 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The alleged Mars rat should not be confused with a similar sighting first pointed out in December: An image taken by the Curiosity rover at the "Rocknest" site in September shows a rodent-like figure that most closely resembles a squirrel.
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Giant, Fluorescent Pink Slugs Found on Mountain
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Janet
- 18 days ago - news.yahoo.com
It would seem to be something you'd see only in a cartoon or at a Phish concert, but according to park rangers in New South Wales, Australia, dozens of giant, fluorescent pink slugs have been popping up on a mountaintop there.
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Why Do Dogs Yawn When They See Sleepy Humans? | Not Bad Science, Scientific American Blog Network
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Dianne Ly
- 19 days ago - blogs.scientificamerican.com
Watch this video Did it make you yawn? Well if it did then you're not alone. Humans exhibit 'contagious yawning', where just seeing another individual makes you want to yawn yourself.
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Disability Etiquette Quiz
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JL
- 20 days ago - secure2.convio.net
In some situations, it's clear cut when to use common courtesy. But other times, it isn't always obvious what you should do.
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Saturday Morning Surprise: Mexico's Popcatepetl Volcano Spews 1.5 Mile High Ash Columns
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Marty
- 23 days ago - hispanicallyspeakingnews.com
Scientists recorded two moderate explosions Saturday morning at Mexico's Popocatepetl that sent columns of gas and ash up to 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) above the crater, the National Disaster Prevention Center, or Cenapred, said.
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