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Mandrill Monkey's Cure For Boredom - A Pedicure!

It appears that Mandrill monkeys in captivity are getting smarter by the day - Just a few weeks ago, researchers revealed a group that had figured out sign language to get some space - Now, another one has been caught on tape as it gives itself a 'pedicure' using a custom-built nail file!...

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Mandrill Monkey's Cure For Boredom - A Pedicure!

NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Discovers Dark Alien Planet

Launched by NASA in 2009, the Kepler Spacecraft's main mission is to scout the Milky Way galaxy for planets similar to ours. Besides finding some interesting prospects, the spacecraft has also been able to detect a few other interesting celestial objects. However, few are as intriguing as its latest find - A mysterious dark alien planet that NASA scientists call TrES-2b....

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NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Discovers Dark Alien Planet

Video Of The Week - 109 Chinese Kids Vs. Real Madrid

Real Madrid, one of the world's most successful professional soccer teams was recently faced with some unusual opponents - 109 youngsters from China's Guangzhou Province. The friendly match, which took place in early August was the grand finale of the Spanish team's Asian tour - Their way of celebrating the soccer club's 109th birthday....

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Video Of The Week - 109 Chinese Kids Vs. Real Madrid

The Shimmering Salt Flats Of Bolivia

Stretched like a shimmering white carpet amidst Bolivia's Andes Mountains sits the world's largest world's largest salt flats - The Salar de Uyuni. Formed over 40,000 years ago, when the prehistoric Lake Minchin dried up, it is also home to pink flamingos, 1000 year-old cacti and rare hummingbirds....

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The Shimmering Salt Flats Of Bolivia

New York's Million Dollar 'Smurf' House

While this mushroom-like structure looks like it jumped right out of smurf village, it is a real-life house in Rochester, New York. It was designed by local architect James H. John who was not inspired by the fungi it resembles, but by the stem of Queen Anne’s Lace, a wild plant related to the carrot family....

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New York's Million Dollar 'Smurf' House

California's 'Man Made' Glass Beach

If you happen to be driving along Northern California's Mendocino coast, you will come across a very unusual stretch of coastline - One where the shimmer comes not from the pure-white sand but pieces of glass - Welcome to Fort Bragg's man-made Glass Beach!...

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California's 'Man Made' Glass Beach

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