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Forgotten — and surprising — Olympic events

5:24pm August 07, 2024

by Tinbete Ermyas

Sports like skateboarding, surfing or break dancing have been added to the Olympics in recent years, but there are lots of events that have been taken out -- like hot air ballooning and arts.

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A giant sea monster shows up on Nantucket 87 years after an elaborate hoax

5:39pm August 06, 2024

Eighty-seven years after an elaborate hoax on the island of Nantucket, islanders recreated the event. A giant sea monster appeared on the island Monday.

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Apex the Stegosaurus sells on auction for record $44.6 million

4:57pm July 17, 2024

by Tinbete Ermyas

Apex the Stegosaurus was sold for $44.6 million at auction Wednesday, breaking the record for most expensive dinosaur fossil.

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A tourist under attack in San Francisco was saved by an unlikely duo

8:08am July 13, 2024

by Scott Simon

San Francisco's latest crime-fighting duo doesn't wear capes. Nor anything at all.

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‘Absolutely incredible’: Man rowing solo across Atlantic is surrounded by whales

3:58pm July 11, 2024

by Bill Chappell

The appearance of hundreds of whales was amazing, rower Tom Waddington said. But when one slammed into his boat, "suddenly it turned from David Attenborough into Moby Dick. And I was really scared."

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A robot gets a face of living ‘skin’ that allows it to smile

6:02am June 29, 2024

by Bill Chappell

If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy — would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you?

Another monolith appeared near Las Vegas. Who's behind these mysterious objects?

8:34am June 26, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Metallic prisms have been appearing across the world since one was found in Utah in 2020, but in many cases it’s still unclear who created them and why.

In LA, a spate of high-profile Lego heists have taken place. But why?

5:37pm June 22, 2024

by Adrian Florido

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with LA Times reporter Daniel Miller about a recent spate of Lego thefts in the greater Los Angeles area.

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A new building blocked famous Mt. Fuji. The developer opted for a shocking solution

4:11pm June 14, 2024

A new building in Japan obstructed views of Mt. Fuji. The neighbors were not happy.

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They loved magnet fishing. Now they caught stacks of $100 bills

3:57pm June 06, 2024

A couple from New York recently caught a safe full of $100 bills while magnet fishing.

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