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• July 14 2008

  Siblings Separated During WWII Reunited 66 Years Later

  During World War II, Ukranian siblings were sent separately to Nazi labor camps. Against the odds, they both survived - and 66 years later, they've finally found each other again. Read More

• July 08 2008

  Woman Offers Mugger a Cup of Tea and Conversation

  When a Japanese woman was threatened by a mugger in her apartment building, she didn't panic. Instead, she gave him a cup of tea to calm him down. Read More

• July 06 2008

  Swiss Stuntman Creates Functional Flying Suit

  Swiss stuntman Yves Rossy has created his very own jet-powered wing suit, which allows him to fly at speeds as high as 186 miles per hour. Read More

• July 06 2008

  Boy Discovers Diamond Rings in Toilet Bowl

  While sticking his hand in the family toilet to retrieve a fallen toothbrush, a boy discovered 2 diamond rings that the house's previous owner had lost. Read More

• July 03 2008

  New Zealand Gives 435,000 Acres to Maori Tribes

  The New Zealand government has just signed over 435,000 acres of land to a group of seven Maori tribes, which will help their culture survive for generations to come. Read More

• July 02 2008

  50 States in 50 Days’ Adventure Helps Kids Get into Nature

  A Denver teacher is climbing each state's highest peak in a campaign intended to help combat obesity in kids, and rid America of “nature-deficit disorder.” Read More

• July 01 2008

  Solar Car Takes International Test Drive

  A Toronto man is putting a solar car to the ultimate test: On June 12th, he began an international road trip that will take him from Buffalo, New York, all the way up to Inuvik, in Canada's Northwest Territories. Read More

• June 30 2008

  Inventor Uses Tornadoes as Energy Source

  By creating a man-made tornado, an inventor realized he could extract enough electricity to power a small city. Read More

• June 25 2008

  ‘No Road Rules’ Policy Gets Rid of Traffic Accidents

  Since the town of Bohmte, Germany implemented a radical new anti-traffic control procedure a month ago, there hasn’t been a single accident on the busy roads. Read More

• June 23 2008

  Albino Crows Discovered in Canada

  If you’re spending the summer months stuck in your office instead of soaking up some rays at the beach, you may be looking a little paler than you’d like – but you’re sure to have a little more color than the recently-discovered albino crows of East Vancouver, Canada. Read More

• June 23 2008

  Is There Ice on Mars?

  Last week, NASA's Phoenix Lander discovered a possible layer of ice on Mars - which means the planet may be habitable for life forms. Read More

• June 22 2008

  ‘Paperclip’ Guy Offers House in Trade

  Two years ago, a man traded up from a red paperclip to a house. Now, he's ready to move - and he's willing to trade the house in for a better offer. Read More

• June 19 2008

  Red Panda Twins Born at Zoo

  Visitors to the Edmonton Valley Zoo in Alberta, Canada last Thursday morning got a special treat: It was the first public appearance of a pair of newborn red panda twins. Read More

• June 17 2008

  Man Swims 13 Hours to Shore

  After his sailboat capsized, Paul Epp was stranded alone in Lake Erie without a life jacket. Amazingly, he swam for 13 hours to get back to the shore. Read More

• June 11 2008

  Nobel Prize Winner Reunited with Long-Lost Sister

  Last October, Utah geneticist Mario Capecchi was awarded the the Nobel Prize. But he discovered an even greater reward last month: a long-lost sister. Read More

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