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A 'Very Angry Badger' Wreaked Havoc in a 500-Year-Old Scottish Castle
He's since calmed down and headed home.
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The Day Without News
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Little pieces of literature, on demand.
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Found: Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Coffin in a Wine Cellar
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No One Has Been Able to Visit Wisconsin's Spectacular Ice Caves This Year
Another winter has passed without a safe route.
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How to Wake Up a Geriatric Squid
Poking it a little helps.
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