Articles filed under Curious
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Healthy lifestyles are the focus of holistic health fairSep 26, 2012 8:17 am - Are you ready to take control of your health? Or do you just want help making those small changes in your daily life that will add up to big improvements in your daily f...
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Suburban teams prepared for today's “Flugtag”Sep 08, 2012 7:00 am - Among the 28 teams competing today in the Red Bull Flugtag at North Avenue Beach, it will be easy to make out Jimmy O'Brien of Palatine. Most likely, he'll be the only o...
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Woman who fell down manhole stays calm in 911 callAug 09, 2012 5:30 am - 76-year-old woman remains calm during 911 call
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NASA to athletic Mars rover: ‘Stick the landing’Jul 30, 2012 12:45 pm - PASADENA, Calif. — It’s NASA’s most ambitious and expensive Mars mission yet — and it begins with the red planet arrival late Sunday of the smartest interplanetary rover...
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Researchers study secretions that let termites blow themselves upJul 28, 2012 6:10 pm - When trekking through a forest in French Guiana to study termites, a group of biologists noticed unique spots of blue on the backs of the insects in one nest. Curious, o...
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Area wildlife center saving winged victims of the heatJul 09, 2012 1:00 pm - One of the most vulnerable victims of last week's heat wave might surprise you. According to officials with Flint Creek Rehabilitation services, based in Barrington, it ...
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Military dog gets hero's welcome at O'HareJul 06, 2012 5:30 am - Injured bomb-sniffer passes through O'Hare on way to retirement in Finland
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Batavia author’s book relives Northwoods memoriesMay 30, 2012 2:05 pm - For many of us who grew up in the Chicago suburbs, Wisconsin was the place where we spent the vacations of our youth, whether going to church camp at Lake Geneva, tent c...
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How do cranes get on top of skyscrapers?May 28, 2012 9:00 am - NEW YORK — Perched above New York City's skyline, two tower cranes are piecing together the new One World Trade Center, which just became the city's tallest skyscraper. ...
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Learn about alpacas at Campton Hills open houseMay 02, 2012 8:00 am - By Susan Klovstad sklovstad@dailyherald.com They might nuzzle you if you hold still, but they won't spit on you — or bite. “Alpacas have been domesticated for 5,000 year...