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February 28, 2022

Professor Asks Students To Send Photos of Their Dogs Doing Homework and Whole Internet Joins In

The start of a new semester of school is often filled with lots of new names, important assignments, and tedious details to remember—for both students and professors. But one university instructor likes to start off her class with a little bit of levity. To help her remember her students’ names, Dr. Marie-Amélie George started asking them to send in photos of their cute dogs doing the homework assigned for the course.

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January 4, 2022

New Year Twins Born 15 Minutes Apart Have Birthdays in Two Different Years

As a new year begins, there are often stories covering the first baby born of the year, but what about twins who are often birthed just minutes apart? Well, the world is now celebrating a set of fraternal twins who were born 15 minutes apart in a California hospital, but they aren’t both New Year babies. In fact, they have birthdays on different days and even in different months and years!

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December 13, 2021

T. Rex at the Natural History Museum in London Is Wearing a Giant Christmas Sweater for the Holidays

Nothing says festive cheer like a whimsical Christmas sweater. Most of us are used to seeing this holiday garment on people and pets, but the Natural History Museum in London has collaborated with the clothing company British Christmas Jumpers to dress up one of their largest and most fearsome attractions with a merry surprise. This season, visitors to the institution will be charmed to see the giant animatronic T.

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