Articles filed under Curious
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Judson birder spots rare warbler on Elgin campusMay 13, 2014 11:00 pm - At 7 a.m. on a spring, weekday morning while most people are getting ready or on their commute to work, Eric Secker is already out the door bird-watching at Judson Unive...
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Boston drivers urged to 'Use Yah Blinkah'May 09, 2014 1:01 am - BOSTON - Perhaps the reason notoriously aggressive Boston drivers don't use their turn signals is that no one's ever put it in terms they understand. The Massachusetts D...
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Family who lost dog during Sandy finds it at poundMay 03, 2014 1:01 am - EATONTOWN, N.J. - A New Jersey family whose terrier-pitbull mix escaped from their backyard during Superstorm Sandy went to an animal shelter this week to adopt a new pe...
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Police say man robbed Waffle House with pitchforkMay 02, 2014 1:01 am - NORCROSS, Ga. - Police are searching for a man who used a pitchfork to rob a Waffle House restaurant northeast of Atlanta. Norcross police say 50-year-old Jeffery Wooten...
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NASA's space station Robonaut finally getting legsApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Robonaut, the first out-of-this-world humanoid, is finally getting its space legs. For three years, Robonaut has had to manage from the waist up. ...
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Costa Rican a celebrity after certified miracleApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - TRES RIOS, Costa Rica - On a warm spring day, Floribeth Mora was in her bed waiting to die from a seemingly inoperable brain aneurysm when her gaze fell upon a photogra...
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Shelter to open for Wyoming slide evacueesApr 12, 2014 1:01 am - JACKSON, Wyo. - The Red Cross prepared a shelter Saturday for people evacuated from their homes in the northwest Wyoming resort town of Jackson because of a slow-moving ...
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London skeletons reveal secrets of the Black DeathMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - You can learn a lot from a tooth. Molars taken from skeletons unearthed by work on a new London railway line are revealing secrets of the medieval Black Death ...
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Grenade found, removed from Long Island streetMar 28, 2014 1:01 am - SOUTH FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - Police say they've successfully removed a hand grenade from the curb of a Long Island street in New York after a pedestrian spotted the explos...
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Vintage photos mystery: Are these your relatives?Mar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Dale Moorhouse of Elgin has hundreds of wedding pictures he'd like to identify. The only trouble is, he's not sure who to ask. "My father, Ferris Moorhouse, took photos ...