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‘People Say, You Poor Thing, and I’m Thinking, I Have Four Healthy Kids’

Talk about taking a bath! The parents of ‘supertwins’ face draining expenses and long hours, yet most keep their heads above water

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People Say, You Poor thing, and I’m Thinking, I Have Four Healthy Kids

Talk about taking a bath! The parents of ‘supertwins’ face draining expenses and long hours, yet most keep their heads above water

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I Lost a Baby, and When I Got Him Back He Was a Toddler

The child was returned thanks in large part to a national clearinghouse that employs the latest technology to locate missing kids

Daring Deeds, Bold Dreams, in a Land Removed From Time

In The World Beneath, the sequel to his best-selling Dinotopia, author-artist James Gurney unveils a ravishing, action-packed adventure

Photo of Robert Ripley, the creator of Believe It or Not

Believe It or Not, Rip Was Almost as Odd as His Items

Incredible! Incomparable! Robert L. Ripley, who won fame and fortune by celebrating the outlandish, was himself a prime example

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