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Fireworks are incredible to watch, but many blind people have never experienced them. The Disney Research Lab is hoping to change that. They are developing Feeling Fireworks! Users put their hands on a screen and feel vibrations from water sprayed on the back. The spray patterns mimic different types of fireworks.
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A gigantic 22 pound hunk of butter was discovered in a bog in Ireland. The butter is 2000 years old! Butter used to be so valuable that it may have been buried as an offering to the gods. The bog preserved it so well that it is still edible! Now I just need bread.
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Stories of the legendary Yeti have fascinated people for centuries. Hair, teeth and fur supposedly from the mythical shaggy creature were analyzed. The DNA from the relics turned out to be mostly from Himalayan and Tibetan brown bears. I guess the elusive Yeti can remain a mystery!
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Did you know you can do CPR on your dog? Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a method of compressing the chest to restart a heartbeat. You might know CPR saves human lives, but you can take classes to save your pet’s life, too. Look for a class near you, or learn from videos online.
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A YouTube prankster had to be rescued when his stunt went too far. Jay Swingler from England cemented his head into a microwave oven and filmed it to put on YouTube. Then firefighters had to spend an hour trying to free him. I guess you could call him a blockhead!
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Facebook has a new app just for kids! Messenger Kids is a way for children younger than 13 to connect with friends and family. Parents have to approve all new connections and strangers cannot search for kids’ names. This is a safer way for kids as young as 6 to access social media.
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The International Olympic Committee has banned Russia from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. After the 2014 Olympics, many Russian athletes were stripped of their medals after it was found they had been doping, which is using illegal performance enhancing drugs. Athletes who prove they’re clean can compete under a neutral flag. Moral: don’t use drugs!
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A gecko discovered in Madagascar can shed its skin on demand! Geckolepis megalepis has scales like thick bony plates that fall off when it feels threatened. The scales detach all the way to the muscle, leaving a gecko that looks like raw chicken. The scales grow back in just a few weeks.
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River blindness, or onchocerciasis, is an infection caused by parasitic worms that affects 25 million people, mostly in Africa. New technology for smartphones can help treat it by turning the camera into a microscope. The Laoscope can analyze a drop of blood and automatically identify if it is infected. Quick treatment prevents blindness!
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You don’t have to be a great athlete to go pro anymore. The Overwatch Videogame League is the NFL of E-sports, where spectators watch videogame competitions take place. 18 year-old Stefano “Verbo” Disalvo’s goal was to become a professional gamer. He was signed to the Los Angeles Valiant and gets paid for his dream job!
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