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Disney Families go broke for Disneyland: Are magical memories worth the financial misery? Yoy Luadha

politics Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine, Macron absent Jason Weisberger

random acts of kindness A secret society is lurking in Canada, and they are stealing garden gnomes Gail Sherman

travel Here are five fascinating places you are not allowed to visit Allan Rose Hill

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

Science Japanese scientists investigate the mysteries of Stone Age tools Yoy Luadha

Cryptozoology New freaky photo of Hudson River's mysterious monster David Pescovitz

Science Mysterious glass found in desert may be from space David Pescovitz

Space Astronaut on space station captures astonishing image of massive skull peering up from volcanic pit on Earth David Pescovitz

kilauea Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, watch live stream here Mark Frauenfelder

sounds Solar balloons detect strange noises in Earth's stratosphere Rusty Blazenhoff

music BLP Kosher: the fun Floridian Jewish Rapper with deep references Elías Villoro

hawaii Adventurer to set sail from Sausalito to Hawaii in hand-built reed boat Rusty Blazenhoff

animals Man recalls the time he was swallowed by a hippopotamus David Pescovitz

hawaii Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting yet again (video) Carla Sinclair

Weird Here are the weirdest animal behaviors discovered in 2022 David Pescovitz

oops Elementary school evacuated due to active shooter that turned out to be loud science experiment David Pescovitz

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