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A screenshot by NPR of a sea lion flinging an octopus

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Why Did An Octopus-Wielding Sea Lion Slap A Kayaker In The Face?

4:59pm September 28, 2018

by Rachel D. Cohen

A sea lion in a viral video was probably just messing around with its food. Researchers say sea lions don't care enough about humans to want to slap one of us with an octopus.

Man Really Misses Flight

4:58am September 28, 2018

A man in Dublin, Ireland was determined not to miss his flight. After the plane rolled away from the gate without him, he broke through an airport door and began racing across the tarmac.

Don't Hide Money In The Fridge

4:58am September 28, 2018

A woman in Denver returned a refrigerator. But she forgot she had hidden $35,000 inside. The money was gone when the store checked.

Man Tries To Charge Phone In Plane's Cockpit

5:24am September 27, 2018

Airline authorities in India say a man was looking for an electric outlet. That's why he tried to open the door of the cockpit as the plane was about to take off. He was detained by police.

A different beluga whale swims under ice at the Arctic Circle dive center in northern Russia.

Beluga Charms British With Impromptu Visit

6:02pm September 26, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

People lined the River Thames east of London on Wednesday trying to catch a glimpse of a beluga whale swimming far out of its normal range.

A Jet Airways plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi earlier this month.

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Indian Authorities Say Flight Crew Forgot To Pressurize Airplane Cabin

12:20pm September 20, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Thirty of the passengers on a Jet Airways flight to Jaipur suffered from nose or ear bleeding, Indian officials say, because the crew didn't flip the switch to maintain proper cabin pressure.

Delaware DMV Makes 'Safe Selfie Zones' For New Drivers

5:28am September 20, 2018

The Delaware DMV has now set up "Safe Selfie Zones" at motor vehicle offices. You stand in front of a colorful backdrop that says "Look who's driving now," and you keep the license out of sight.

What The F? Cathay Pacific Forgets One

5:28am September 20, 2018

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific treated one of its airplanes to a new paint job this week, but the painters forgot to put the "f" in Pacific, spelling Cathay Paciic on the side.

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Spock's Fictional Home Planet Discovered

7:19am September 19, 2018

Gene Roddenberry once declared that if Spock's fictional home planet Vulcan did exist, it would probably orbit the star called 40 Eridani A. Astronomers have now found this star does have a planet.

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Why Do Some People Take The Train Instead Of Driving?

6:55am September 17, 2018

You're free to read a book or, if you're a certain New Jersey Transit rider, shave. On a moving train, he lathered and shaved himself. Transit officials say there is a rule against bathing or shaving.

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