A man sued Bank of America for erroneously foreclosing on his home and won. When they didn’t pay the fees, he foreclosed their bank.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Some farmers in Kenya are using elephants' natural fear of bees and building "beehive fences" that keep wild elephants from trampling the crops. It keeps the farms safe, and prevents farmers from having to kill elephants to defend their livelihood!
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MDIF, a New York based non-profit organisation, is planning to beam free Wi-Fi to the entire world from space.
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In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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