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Scientists just confirmed that new bite-resistant wetsuits can lessen shark bite injuries -- and our fascination with these incredible sea creatures continues.

Scientists find new bite-resistant wetsuits can reduce shark bite injuries (Patrick Whittle, Yahoo / AP, Sep 26, 2025)

From Hawaii to Florida, a look at US shark attacks so far in 2025 (Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, Aug 8, 2025)

Shark Week 2025 Kicks Off July 20th (Discovery, accessed Sep 26, 2025)

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I visited the "Big E" -- a joint exposition of the New England states. It's a lot of maple and a lot of horses! If you're heading to a fair or festival, I also have some tips for making it through your day.

Flamin Hot Cheetos Corn (Elote) (Maxine Dubois, Cilantro Parsley, Jun 6, 2023)

Eden Honeycrisp Ice Cider (official, accessed September 25, 2025)

History (Eastern States Exposition, accessed Sep 25, 2025)

Draft Hitches 101 (Kim Klimek, Horse Illustrated, May 7, 2019)

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Bill Nye, beloved scientist and television personality, just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame -- and that's not even his most impressive achievement.

Bill Nye reflects on receiving Hollywood Walk of Fame star in moving post (Angeline Jane Bernabe, Good Morning America, Sep 23, 2025)

14 Deductive Facts About Bill Nye, the Science Guy (Janet Burns, Mental Floss, Mar 16, 2016)

Bill Nye (Biography (dot) com, Jul 10, 2020)

Bill Nye (official, accessed Sep 24, 2025)

Frequently Asked Questions (Hollywood Walk of Fame, accessed Sep 24, 2025)

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A woman was recently sentenced for attempting to defraud the family of Elvis Presley by falsely putting Graceland up for option. Are you up on your Elvis history?

Woman convicted in Graceland fraud scheme sentenced to nearly 5 years in federal prison (Jared Kofsky, Ed Griffith, and Meredith Deliso, ABC News, Sep 23, 2025)

Woman Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Elvis Presley's Family (Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, Feb 25, 2025)

Graceland: 10 Surprising Facts About Elvis Presley's Mansion (Lesley Kennedy, History (dot) com, Aug 15, 2025)

Elvis Presley's Graceland: 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Legendary Home (Jordan Runtagh, People, May 22, 2024)

Quick Facts (Graceland, accessed Sep 23, 2025)

Bizarre Elvis Facts That Will Leave You All Shook Up (Ripley's Believe it or Not! Nov 15, 2023)

Elvis turns 80: 10 fascinating facts about the King (Darian Lusk, CBS News, Jan 10, 2015)

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Some public restrooms in China are requiring you to watch an ad before they dispense toilet paper, but they're not the only country to ask for payment. In some places, it's definitely a privilege to pee!

Outrage as new 'Black Mirror' public restrooms won't let you have toilet paper unless you watch 30-second ad first (Dan Seddon, Unilad, Sep 20, 2025)

10 International Toilets (Susan Batten, How Stuff Works, accessed Sep 22, 2025)

A Brief History of the Flush Toilet (The British Association of Urological Surgeons, accessed Sep 22, 2025)

Cell phone statistics 2025 (Alexus Bazen, Consumer Affairs, Mar 20, 2025)

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I have a wacky approach to Halloween costumes, but here's hoping my out-of-the-box thinking can save you some stress! Enjoy my take on the costumes to beat for 2025, including some 90s nostalgia.

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Anna Hall just became the second American in history to win the women's heptathlon at the World Track and Field Championships, after the legendary Jackie Joyner-Kersee (who STILL holds several hold records!). It's all about heptathlons, decathlons, and the people that love them.

Anna Hall wins heptathlon world title, creates club with Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Nick Zaccardi, NBC Sports, Sep 20, 2025)

Heptathlon (World Athletics, accessed Sep 20, 2025)

Let Women Decathlon (official, accessed Sep 20, 2025)

What is a Decathlon? Every Sport in the Event (Josh Wilson, Sports Illustrated, Aug 2, 2024)

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Rupert Everett is pulling pints at a village pub in Wiltshire, and it's not even for character research. It's part of a community effort to keep the place alive. British pubs are special places!

Star at the bar: Hollywood actor pulls pints at pub to help save it from closure (Phil Norris and Laura Harding, Gloucestershire Live, Sep 2, 2025)

A Guide to British Pub Etiquette (Active England Tours, accessed Sep 13, 2025)

British pubs have their own set of rules. Here's what you need to know (Will Noble, CNN, Jun 12, 2025)

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Somewhere off the coast of Scotland, thousands gather on a tiny island every year for the most serious stone skipping you've ever seen. We're talking measuring tools, aerodynamic rocks, and a grand finale called the Toss Off. But that's just the start—because once you learn there's a global debate over what makes a skip count, things get surprisingly intense.

Cheating scandal rocks world stone skimming championships (Benjamin Russell, BBC Scotland, Sep 15, 2025)

Stone Skimming Is a World Champion Sport—And a Model for Spaceships (Ella Benson Easton, Atlas Obscura, Oct 19, 2023)

Stone Skipping Is a Lost Art. Kurt Steiner Wants the World to Find It. (Sean Williams, Outside Online, Sep 20, 2022)

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A heist! At Walt Disney World, a man robs a Disney Springs restaurant in full scuba gear, then dives into the lake to escape. From there, we plunge into a world of underwater crime, where the thieves truly work under pressure

Suspect in swim mask robbed restaurant at Disney Springs, leaving locals astounded (Michelle Meredith, WESH NBC News, Sep 16, 2025)

Disney Springs restaurant robbed by man wearing scuba gear: report (Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, Sep 16, 2025)

Norwegian diving duo sentenced over thwarted $26 million cocaine import plot (Media release, Australian Federal Police, NSW Police Force and Australian Border Force, Aug 14, 2025)

Man Tried to Smuggle Drugs Underwater in Scuba Gear (Tessa Berenson Rogers, Time, Aug 20, 2015)

Disney Springs Scuba Robbery: Burglar Swam to Restaurant to Steal Over $10,000 (Shannon Ace, WDW News Today, Sep 15, 2025)

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