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The Children’s Book That Caused Japan’s Raccoon Problem
When the story of one man’s childhood pet raccoon became a hit in 1970s Japan, it heralded a biological invasion still troubling the country today
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Will 2015 Be the Best Mushroom Year Ever?
Canada braces itself for the biggest morel mushroom harvest in world history
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When Breathtaking Rock Billboards Dominated the Sunset Strip
A new exhibition showcases the Sunset Strip’s “rock ‘n’ roll billboards”
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Sorry, ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake…No Circus Maximus for You
Rome blocks the remake from filming at the historic stadium
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This is How Earth Welcomed Back Soyuz
Not a bad re-entry after months on the International Space Station
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London’s Congestion Pricing Plan Is Saving Lives
By charging $17.34 for a trip downtown during peak hours, London has reduced traffic fatalities by 40 percent
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Should People Be Allowed to Boat Through Yellowstone?
Conservationists and recreational paddlers are split on whether to open up remaining National Parks waterways to boaters
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A Beefalo Invasion Is Causing Trouble in the Grand Canyon
Hundreds of the hybrid animals are drying up water resources and messing with the ecosystem, eliciting calls for culling
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Chilean Volcano Erupts in the Early Morning
The 9,000-foot volcano spewed ash, smoke and lava high into the air
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Amazing Ruins of a Long Lost City Discovered in Honduras
A scientific expedition into the depths of the Honduran rain forest discovered a lost city
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The Fourth Tallest Man-made Structure Isn’t a Building at All
TV towers and power station chimneys are some less well-known record-breakers in the history of super-tall structures
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It’s Now Legal to Book a Cruise to Cuba
A Canadian cruise line is allowing Americans to legally book a trip around Cuba
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Statisticians Reveal the Best Place to Wait Out a Zombie Apocalypse
You’ll want to head for the Rocky Mountains
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Would You Live in an Antarctic Penguin Post Office?
Applications soar at post office in Port Lockroy, Antarctica
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Adultery Is Now Legal in South Korea
62 years after the passage of a morality law, spouses can’t be prosecuted for extramarital affairs
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Forget the Race to the Moon. These Rovers Will Race on the Moon.
It’s going to be a pretty slow race, however
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Amsterdam Is Out of Bike Parking
The city will create 40,000 new bike parking spaces by 2030
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The Russian Village Entirely Populated by Tightrope Walkers
The circus-skill tradition goes back so far in tiny Tsovkra-1 that no one knows quite how or why it started—but it may end before long
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