Articles filed under Curious
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American boy, 9, youngest to reach Aconcagua summitDec 27, 2013 2:49 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A 9-year-old boy from Southern California has become the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina’s Aconcagua mount...
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Who in the Sam Hill can claim gift lost in Geneva?Dec 27, 2013 12:01 pm - Attention, Samanthas of the western suburbs, particularly those near Geneva: your uncle may not have forgotten to give you a Christmas present. Instead, there’s a chance...
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World’s hottest pepper is grown in South CarolinaDec 26, 2013 9:31 pm - FORT MILL, S.C. — Ed Currie holds one of his world-record Carolina Reaper peppers by the stem, which looks like the tail of a scorpion. On the other end is the bumpy, oi...
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Five things to know about tracking Santa’s journeyDec 24, 2013 4:08 pm - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — For kids who can’t wait for Santa to arrive, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has a Christmas treat. Visions of sugar plums ...
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Man’s 10,607 video games secure Guinness titleDec 24, 2013 1:24 pm - BUFFALO, N.Y. — Maybe it was getting his first video game, Cosmic Avenger, for Christmas at age 12, and then having to wait an entire year for the hard-to-land Colecovis...
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The past year was a wild, wacky and tacky affairDec 20, 2013 3:48 pm - This year, Hollywood reminded us of one long Kanye West rant — somewhat intelligible yet completely nonsensical; intriguing but annoying; and something you wanted to ign...
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Red-suited revelers hit bars for SantaConDec 14, 2013 6:13 pm - NEW YORK — Santa Claus came to town despite snow and widespread criticism of the costumed pub crawl known as SantaCon. New York City’s SantaCon started Saturday morning ...
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Psychic, paid nearly $1 million for ‘curse removal,’ arrestedDec 14, 2013 1:53 am - LOS ANGELES — Bryan James was having a tough time. His finances weren’t in order. His emotional health wasn’t great. And his love life needed a boost. That’s when the 25...
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Register now for Kane County Certified Naturalist programDec 13, 2013 2:56 pm - Ankle-deep in the water, a student peered into the creek. She gingerly reached for a creature crawling under the water. It disappeared under a rock. Mustering up courage...
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Shining some light on the winter solsticeDec 11, 2013 10:13 am - The winter solstice is traditionally known as a dark time, but for the past six years the Elgin Public Museum has been able to turn it onto a bright time. The sixth annu...