A vast collaboration of birding organizations has organized the largest citizen science project in the history of ornithology—a ‘Big Day’ with 201 countries participating. Documenting 7,800 species in a single day, (there are around 11,000 species known in the world) the October 12th Big Day succeeded in recruiting 748,000 birders for…
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An Englishman who was told he “wasn’t clever enough” to become a pilot has built an incredible $25,000 flight simulator in his home using spare parts—and now he and his daughter can ‘fly’ every day. Craig Cullingworth spent two years building his accurate model of a Boeing 737-800NG cockpit with mostly…
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Artists come from all corners, in all shapes and sizes, and from every race and religion; John Pavart and his painted coconuts are a perfect example. The former opal miner turned painter from Australia’s state of New South Wales has been painting coconut husks for years, leaving them around the beaches…
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In a Belgian town where the residents are nicknamed “pumpkin eaters,” celebrations are ringing out that a local claimed 1st prize in the European Pumpkin Championship. At 2,539 pounds, (1,152 kg) Mario Vangeel grew the biggest pumpkin of the year. His pumpkin had to be transported from his hometown of Kasterlee…
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A California dog groomer gave his dog a spooky makeover for Halloween and turned her into a skeleton. Known for his extreme dog grooming designs, Gabriel Feitosa has previously transformed dogs into foxes, cheetahs, and even giraffes. But this year, Gabriel Feitosa went all out for Halloween by giving his standard…
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For every bird-lover out there, these “smart” feeders are bringing the popular hobby into the 21st century, allowing you to watch your feathered friends like never before. With just 40 days until the Christmas shopping season—with its songs about turtle doves, french hens, and calling birds—we found a great gift idea…
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Just in time for Halloween, meet the dad and daughter who like to dress up together as famous Disney duos on frequent visits to their favorite theme park, called ‘Disneybounding’. Charlie Perez and her dad Eric Mcgough have now enthusiastically dressed up in eight sets of father-daughter costumes over the last…
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