mystery
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Seal Poop Thumb Drive Mystery (Partially) Solved As Owner Steps Forward
On Tuesday, scientists in New Zealand announced they’d discovered a working USB drive in a sample of leopard seal poop that they hoped to return to its owner. In a surprise twist, the drive contained photos and videos of frolicking sea lions. Now, the owner of the faecal flash drive has come forward to tell…
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Why Is Someone Clogging Swiss Toilets With Tens Of Thousands Of Euros In Cash?
Swiss authorities are trying to crack a strange case involving the disposal of €100,000 ($150,097) worth of €500 notes that were flushed down the toilets of public establishments in Geneva. The perfectly good cash caused thousands of dollars worth of plumbing damage and officials are stumped by the seemingly pointless destruction.
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Death Of A Landscape: Why Have Thousands Of Trees Dropped Dead In New South Wales?
Trees die – that’s a fact of life. But is the death of an entire iconic landscape of Eucalyptus in the Cooma-Monaro region of New South Wales natural?
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Scientists Find Mysterious Species In Australia That Defy All Classifications Of Life
Marine biologists from the University of Copenhagen have discovered two new species that “defy all existing classifications of life”. They are rather cute and pretty — like some monsters from a Mario Bros. game.