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A pair of adopted biological sisters who had never met or had contact with each other were both left gob smacked when they stepped onto the softball field and spotted a familiar face on the opposing team.
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Chesapeake blue crab numbers have jumped 46% to an estimated 349 million, the highest count since 2019, with seagrass recovering too.
A researcher has found a 1,700-year-old scrap of Homer’s Odyssey in a Dutch library, once part of a pocket-sized copy owned by someone in Egypt.
Fifteen ancient Greek treasures worth nearly $3 million, some looted from Crete in 1964, have been handed back to Greece in New York.
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14-Year-Old Scores Perfect 1600 on SAT and Plans to Be a Neurosurgeon
A 14-year-old in Georgia scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT after five months of prep, and he is now writing practice questions for other students.
Injured Pelican Picked the One Door in Florida That Could Help
A brown pelican knocks on the door of a Florida federal lab with a hook in its wing, and the biologists inside take it out in 10 minutes.
Girl Sets Off Couple’s Security Camera Alert By Using Driveway To Catch School Bus – So They Did This
A couple received multiple security alerts after a girl kept using their driveway to catch the school bus - so they built this.
Michigan Athlete Becomes First Blind Swimmer to Circle Mackinac
A blind swimmer has lapped Mackinac Island, taking more than nine hours to cover the 8.2-mile perimeter tethered to a guide swimmer.
WATCH: Doggy Daycare Hosts Howl-oween Costume Contest For Pups Arriving On School Bus For Spooky Season
A doggy daycare hosts an annual halloween costume contest for dogs arriving by school bus and the results are adorably chaotic.
Fast-Food Worker Who Bought Coworkers Snacks Gets a Surprise Hummer
A fast-food worker who spent his first big paycheck on snacks for his coworkers has been surprised by his boss with the keys and title to a Hummer.
Boat-Struck Sea Turtle Learns to Swim Again in 3D-Printed Harness
A young sea turtle left too weak to swim after a boat strike is rebuilding its strength in a harness its rescuers 3D-printed specially for it.
Softball Teen Surprises Stepdad With Senior Night Adoption Request
McKinley and stepdad Jimmy built their bond on the softball field, so that’s where she made her senior night adoption request. See the moment.
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She Won $155M and Gave Half Away. Dolly Parton Is the Reason
A lottery winner who scooped $155 million has given roughly half of it to charity through a family trust, inspired by Dolly Parton.
Girl, 5, Who Thought She Was Meeting Newborn Sister Surprised With Her New Twin Siblings
A five-year-old who thought she was meeting her newborn sister for the first time couldn’t hide her shock when she discovered TWINS.