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Big Mouth

Pelicans are those tropical birds with the funny sack hanging from their beak. Why do they have that giant gaping mouth? What’s going on in

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From Baskets to Hoops

March Madness is hitting high gear, with Sweet 16 games tonight. But did you know basketball hasn’t always been played with an orange bouncy ball?

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One Tough Tortoise

Tortoises are pretty tough. So maybe that’s how this pet tortoise who had been lost for 30 years survived in the family’s shed before they

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Giraffe Wannabe

What do you get when you cross a giraffe and a zebra? Probably something like the okapi, an animal that lives in Africa. Read on

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Spirocakes

If you like math, art, and pancakes, then the Spirocake is for you! It’s a neat tool that uses math and gears to create cool-looking

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Messed-up Pennies

Pennies are always only worth 1 cent…right? Not all of them. Read on to crunch the numbers behind messed-up money and how that makes some

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