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Real Video of Snowy Owl Carrying Chicks on Her Back?

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Oct. 27, 2024 Snowy owl chicks are typically gray until they reach about 2 months old.
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Real Video of Baby Giraffe Riding on Mother's Back?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 25, 2024 The footage appeared to show a giraffe calf clinging on to its mother's back with its legs.
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65-Foot 'Kodiak Sharks' Have Been Discovered in Lake Michigan?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 25, 2024 According to rumors, the enormous creatures have attacked multiple people in the last "few weeks."
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Video Authentically Shows Woman Holding Giant White Rabbit?

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Jordan Liles
Oct. 21, 2024 One Instagram user asked the person who posted the video, "Is he real???"
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A Latino holds two small brown dogs. A crowd of people surround him.

Research Suggests Pets Dying Can Be Just as Hard as Losing Loved Ones?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 19, 2024 Psychologists who study the impact of pets' deaths on their owners say the feelings can resemble ...
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Real Images of 'Headspin Hole' on Top of Breakdancer's Head?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 18, 2024 Also known as a “breakdance bulge,” there have been few reported cases of the condition.
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Image Shows 1 Cubic Millimeter Sample of Human Brain?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 18, 2024 "Was this from a smart person's brain or from a dumb person?" a Reddit user commented.
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Real Pic of Man Sitting on Edge of 'Underwater Cliff'?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 15, 2024 The image first appeared online in September 2018 and has captivated and unnerved social media u ...
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Apple Adding ChatGPT to Every iPhone, Will Use it To Analyze Private Data?

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Joey Esposito
Oct. 15, 2024 The tech giant announced plans to rollout Apple Intelligence, which will include integrated acce ...
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Photo Shows Giant Pearl Filipino Fisherman Kept Under His Bed for 10 Years?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 14, 2024 The discovery reportedly weighed 75 pounds (34 kilograms) and was allegedly worth around $100 mi ...
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Do Large Solar Energy Farms Create Tornados?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Oct. 13, 2024 This copypasta has been circulating the internet since 2022.
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No Hurricane Has Ever Crossed the Equator?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 13, 2024 "Latin America has 99 problems but hurricanes ain't one," one Reddit user said.
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Musk Said SpaceX Working on Controlling Weather to Compete with NASA?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 11, 2024 "Can he counteract what they are doing now?" one commenter asked.
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Humans Cannot Fully Sink in Quicksand?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 8, 2024 Natural quicksand is a mixture of fine sand, microscopic clay particles, and water.
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Pic Shows Basketball Covered in 'World's Blackest Substance'?

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Joey Esposito
Oct. 7, 2024 A photo of a man holding a sphere that looked like a black hole has circulated online since at l ...
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Male Kangaroos Purposely Flex Their Biceps to Impress Females?

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Madison Dapcevich Nick Hardinges
Oct. 6, 2024 Videos of muscly marsupials flaunting their figures spurred some social media users to claim suc ...
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Real Photo of a Fluorescent Marsupial?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 4, 2024 The creature is an eastern quoll, an Australian marsupial that is about the size of a domestic cat.
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Photo Shows Circular 'Experimental Forestry' Project in Japan?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 4, 2024 The circular forest was allegedly planted to "measure the effect of tree density on growth."
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Video Genuinely Shows White 'Baby Peacock'?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 4, 2024 Baby peacocks are actually known as "peachicks."
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A clear mask is over what appears to be a person that is wearing a black hoodie.

Real Mask Designed To Block AI Facial Recognition 'from All Angles'?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 1, 2024 It joins a growing number of design concepts meant to distort human faces to advanced programming.
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