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A £50 “Fox Head” Bought at a Market Just Sold for £60,000 — Because It’s an Extinct Tasmanian Tiger
Someone paid £50 for a taxidermy “fox head” at a West Country antiques fair because its slightly ridiculous googly eyes made them laugh. Weeks later, it sold at auction for £60,000 — after two sharp-eyed bidders independently realized it wasn’t a fox at all, but the head of a thylacine: the extinct Tasmanian tiger. A…
A Pigeon Dyed Pink for a Gender Reveal Died After Being Abandoned in a NYC Park
A domestic pigeon found wandering New York City’s Madison Square Park in bad shape turned out to have a far more disturbing backstory than a simple case of a lost bird. He’d been dyed bright pink — and abandoned once whatever event he was used for was over. Found in Bad Shape A passerby spotted…
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Alabama Man Convicted of Aggravated Animal Cruelty in Death of Beloved Dog Jack
An Alabama man has been convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals after an elderly Australian Shepherd named Jack was killed in Union Grove, Marshall County, according to authorities.…
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How a 7.8 Earthquake in Mindanao Lifted the Seafloor and Exposed a Hidden Coastline
On the morning of June 8, 2026, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck offshore of southern Mindanao in the Philippines. Along parts of the coast, something unusual followed the…
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Scientists Are Warning Influencers to Stop Chasing Shark Selfies After a String of Attacks
Shark attacks are, statistically, rare — but researchers say a specific pattern within them is becoming harder to ignore: a growing number…
The 10-Year-Old Whose Backyard Butterfly Experiment Caught a Georgetown Scientist’s Attention
Most kids in Kobe, Japan spend their free time on baseball, Pokémon cards, or manga. Jo Nagai spent his hand-raising swallowtail butterflies…