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A massive 11,000-carat ruby has been unearthed in Myanmar’s war-scarred gemstone heartland

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A massive 11,000-carat ruby has been unearthed in Myanmar’s war-scarred gemstone heartland

Planes and ships could run on kelp someday, but there are serious hurdles

Planes and ships could run on kelp someday, but there are serious hurdles

Spring plans meet snow in Denver as a late storm could be the season’s biggest

Spring plans meet snow in Denver as a late storm could be the season’s biggest

A real WKRP radio comes to Cincinnati, decades after the sitcom about a fictional station

A real WKRP radio comes to Cincinnati, decades after the sitcom about a fictional station

A bright moon may dim the Eta Aquarid meteor shower made up of Halley’s comet debris

A bright moon may dim the Eta Aquarid meteor shower made up of Halley’s comet debris

Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space

Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space

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Wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England

Wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England

Chonkers the sea lion draws crowds to San Francisco’s Pier 39

Chonkers the sea lion draws crowds to San Francisco’s Pier 39

French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video

French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video

Nipper, stay! The future of a beloved dog statue on a New York warehouse is up in the air

Nipper, stay! The future of a beloved dog statue on a New York warehouse is up in the air

Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’

Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’

Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium

Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium

Farmers in Vermont expected a sheep to have twins. She ended up having rare sextuplets

Farmers in Vermont expected a sheep to have twins. She ended up having rare sextuplets

Meet the baby koala hiding in its mom’s pouch at a Florida zoo’s new Outback habitat

Meet the baby koala hiding in its mom’s pouch at a Florida zoo’s new Outback habitat

A court orders Zambian government to return ex-president’s body to a funeral home in bizarre dispute

A court orders Zambian government to return ex-president’s body to a funeral home in bizarre dispute

Buenos Aires bans stadium confetti after fire sparks panic at River vs Boca

Buenos Aires bans stadium confetti after fire sparks panic at River vs Boca

How 2 men claimed an absurd record by driving an old 3-wheel car the length of Africa

How 2 men claimed an absurd record by driving an old 3-wheel car the length of Africa

Mind if we drop in? Hot air balloon with 13 aboard makes emergency landing in California backyard

Mind if we drop in? Hot air balloon with 13 aboard makes emergency landing in California backyard

A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway ramp

1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway ramp

Men caught competing in the women’s category of a prestigious South African marathon

Men caught competing in the women’s category of a prestigious South African marathon

Mounted New York police officer and his horse corner suspected purse snatcher in Manhattan

Mounted New York police officer and his horse corner suspected purse snatcher in Manhattan

Meet Yuji, the Mexican baby monkey finding comfort in a plush companion

Meet Yuji, the Mexican baby monkey finding comfort in a plush companion

German rescuers plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the stranded whale

German rescuers plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the stranded whale

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