‘One-in-2.5 Million’ Conjoined Twin Girls Who Survived Separation Surgery Graduate From Kindergarten: PHOTOS
Rare conjoined twins who survived separation surgery, despite just a two percent chance of survival, have graduated from kindergarten. Mom Heather Delaney, 33, from Statesville, North Carolina, learned at just ...
07-6-2023
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11 Sisters Who Were Separated as Kids Survive Child Abuse, Reunite After 43 Years
Eleven sisters who were separated as kids when their biological family fell apart spent 43 years searching for each other. It wasn't until they reunited that they learned the extent ...
07-6-2023 
Chimp Who Spent 28 Years in Experimental Lab and Other Facilities Is ‘Awestruck’ to See Sky for the First Time
A 28-year-old chimpanzee who spent her entire life in a cage has seen the open sky for the first time at her new 3-acre (1.2-hectare) sanctuary home in Florida. Vanilla ...
07-6-2023 
Beachgoer Sees Giant Pacific Octopus Washed Up on Beach in Oregon—Decides to Do Something Heroic
They spotted the beached giant octopus between two rock formations along the Oregon Coast on June 7. Floundering in the receding tide, the rust-red cephalopod lay with legs splayed out ...
07-5-2023 
Japanese Carpenters Discover Jaw-Dropping Wood Joints in 95-Year-Old House Built With No Nails
The carpenters had not seen such awe-inspiring joinery except in textbooks until now. Even their master Japanese carpenter, with his 50 years’ experience in the trade, hadn't laid eyes on ...
06-27-2023 
Photographer’s Otherworldly Shots of Glacial Caves in Iceland Will Leave You Awe-Inspired
A Nebraska-born photographer who was charmed by Iceland's epic landscapes is capturing the otherworldly beauty of glacial caves on film. The cocktail of light, color, and texture in these unbelievable ...
06-29-2023 
